@article{ref1,
title="Reset a task set after five minutes of mindfulness practice",
journal="Consciousness and cognition",
year="2015",
author="Kuo, Chun-Yu and Yeh, Yei-Yu",
volume="35",
number="",
pages="98-109",
abstract="This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a brief mindfulness practice on reducing the carryover effect caused by a previous task set and to determine the mechanism for its effectiveness. Experiment 1 showed that a memorized color interfered with subsequent visual search as a singleton distractor only when color was a defining feature for the search target. In Experiment 2, three interventions (scene-viewing, distraction, and mindfulness practice) were implemented across three groups for five minutes between two blocks; color was relevant to search in the first block and irrelevant in the second. Only the mindfulness group showed a non-significant carryover effect. Experiment 3 demonstrated that the scene-viewing participants continued adopting a suppressive mode of attentional control on a previously distracting color during letter judgment. In contrast, mindfulness practice could reset a task set. Mindfulness practice could enhance concentration in the present moment via reconfiguring the mode of attentional control.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1053-8100",
doi="10.1016/j.concog.2015.04.023",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2015.04.023"
}