Is Our Ability to Detect Errors an Indicator of Mind Wandering? An Experiment Proposal

Colin Conrad (), Michael Klesel (), Kydra Mayhew (), Kiera O’Neil (), Frederike Marie Oschinsky () and Francesco Usai ()
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Colin Conrad: Dalhousie University
Michael Klesel: University of Twente
Kydra Mayhew: Dalhousie University
Kiera O’Neil: Dalhousie University
Frederike Marie Oschinsky: Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD
Francesco Usai: Dalhousie University

A chapter in Information Systems and Neuroscience, 2022, pp 105-112 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Mind wandering could have a variety of impacts on information systems phenomena, not least long monotonous tasks. Unfortunately, mind wandering states are difficult to measure objectively. In this paper, we describe work-in-progress to address this problem in a novel way. We describe two studies that will observe participants’ ability to detect errors in a task as a correlate of mind wandering. Demonstrating the technique using a lecture paradigm, the studies employ previously investigated methods of measuring mind wandering as a baseline for the new technique. If successful, we will demonstrate a new method for measuring mind wandering that can be applicable to a broad range of information systems and psychological studies.

Keywords: Mind wandering; Cognition; Attention; Vigilance; EEG (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-13064-9_11

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