@article{ref1,
title="Where is my mind? Examining mind-wandering and vigilance performance",
journal="Experimental brain research",
year="2019",
author="Neigel, Alexis R. and Claypoole, Victoria Lynne and Fraulini, Nicholas W. and Waldfogle, Grace E. and Szalma, James L.",
volume="237",
number="2",
pages="557-571",
abstract="Vigilance is the ability to sustain attention to information for prolonged periods of time, particularly in environments where critical signals may be rare. Recent research in the domain of mind-wandering has suggested that processes associated with mind-wandering may underpin the typical decline in vigilance task performance. Current methods for measuring mind-wandering either disrupt vigils by asking probe questions throughout the task, or, require observers to reflect on how much mind-wandering occurred during the task upon conclusion of the vigil. Across three experimental studies, we treat mind-wandering as an individual difference, which was measured pre- and post-vigil. We argue this technique is a more holistic representation of mind-wandering and is less intrusive than probe measures, which serve to disrupt the vigil. The results of our first experiment challenge previous results in the literature: higher rates of mind-wandering were associated with improved correct detection performance. Interestingly, the second experiment suggests that increases in mind-wandering were not linked to vigilance performance deficits. However, significant differences in global workload emerged in the second experiment, implying individuals low in mind-wandering report greater workload. In a third experiment, wherein we manipulated event rate, mind-wandering typology had no significant effect on vigilance performance. We conclude with a discussion of the relevance of individual differences in mind-wandering in vigilance research considering the present findings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0014-4819",
doi="10.1007/s00221-018-5438-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-018-5438-5"
}