TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Where is my mind? Examining mind-wandering and vigilance performance
JO  - Experimental brain research
A1  - Neigel, Alexis R.
A1  - Claypoole, Victoria Lynne
A1  - Fraulini, Nicholas W.
A1  - Waldfogle, Grace E.
A1  - Szalma, James L.
SP  - 557
EP  - 571
VL  - 237
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0014-4819
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-018-5438-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -