Department of Psychology, University of Bremen, Hochschulring 18, 28359, Bremen, Germany.
Exp Brain Res. 2023 Mar;241(3):743-752. doi: 10.1007/s00221-023-06549-1. Epub 2023 Jan 31.
Human actions are suspect to various compatibility phenomena. For example, responding is faster to the side where a stimulus appears than to the opposite side, referred to as stimulus-response (S-R) compatibility. This is even true, if the response is given to a different stimulus feature, while location itself is irrelevant (Simon compatibility). In addition, responses typically produce perceivable effects on the environment. If they do so in a predictable way, responses are faster if they produce a (e.g., spatially) compatible effect on the same side than on the other side. That it, a left response is produced faster if it results predictably in a left effect than in a right effect. This effect is called response-effect (R-E) compatibility. Finally, compatibility could also exist between stimuli and the effects, which is accordingly called stimulus-effect (S-E) compatibility. Such compatibility phenomena are also relevant for applied purposes, be it in laparoscopic surgery or aviation. The present study investigates Simon and R-E compatibility for touchless gesture interactions. In line with a recent study, no effect of R-E compatibility was observed, yet irrelevant stimulus location yielded a large Simon effect. Touchless gestures thus seem to behave differently with regard to compatibility phenomena than interactions via (other) tools such as levers.
人类行为容易受到各种兼容现象的影响。例如，与刺激的相反侧相比，刺激出现在哪一侧，反应会更快，这被称为刺激-反应（S-R）兼容性。即使响应是针对不同的刺激特征给出的，而位置本身是无关紧要的，这种情况也是如此（西蒙兼容性）。此外，响应通常会对环境产生可感知的影响。如果它们以可预测的方式产生影响，那么如果响应在同一侧产生与另一侧相同的（例如，空间上）兼容效果，则响应会更快。也就是说，如果左响应可预测地导致左侧效果而不是右侧效果，则会更快地产生左响应。这种效果称为响应-效果（R-E）兼容性。最后，刺激和效果之间也可能存在兼容性，因此称为刺激-效果（S-E）兼容性。这种兼容性现象对于应用目的也很重要，无论是在腹腔镜手术还是航空领域。本研究调查了无触摸手势交互的西蒙和 R-E 兼容性。与最近的一项研究一致，没有观察到 R-E 兼容性的影响，但无关刺激位置产生了很大的西蒙效应。因此，无触摸手势在兼容性方面的行为似乎与通过（其他）工具（如操纵杆）进行的交互不同。
