{"pk":26712,"title":"An action dynamics study of the onset of prediction","subtitle":null,"abstract":"A recent approach in cognitive science argues that prediction is a core concept underlying cognition, to the extent thatbrains could be referred to as ”prediction machines” (Clark, 2013). Extending experimental paradigms to explore predictionfacilitate tests of this claim. In a previous study we introduced a statistical learning paradigm to detect when participants arepredicting during implicit/explicit learning. The results revealed that participants tend to rapidly switch into a predictive modealmost as a discrete strategy. While this intriguing possibility was not directly explored in the original study, in this project werepurposed the task to explicitly explore the onset of predictive behaviors. Through a mouse-tracking task, participants get tolearn the statistical structure in a sequence of flashing dots while their mouse movements are being recorded. Findings revealthe level of statistical structure in the environment that triggers the rapid onset of predictive behavior in participants.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[],"section":"Member Abstracts","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/430975rm","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Maryam","middle_name":"","last_name":"Tabatabaeian","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of California, Merced","department":""},{"first_name":"Rick","middle_name":"","last_name":"Dale","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of California, Merced","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2016-01-01T18:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/26712/galley/16348/download/"}]}