| Disentangling stability, variability and adaptability in human performance: Focus on the interplay between local variance and serial correlation. | |
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PMID: 21038989 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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We address the complex relationship between the stability, variability, and adaptability of psychological systems by decomposing the global variance of serial performance into two independent parts: the local variance (LV) and the serial correlation structure. For two time series with equal LV, the presence of persistent long-range correlations (or 1/ƒβ noise) increases the global variance. We hypothesized that a coadjustment between these two determinants of variability constitutes a resource for adaptive systems whose appropriate functioning under critical conditions requires the outcome variance to be limited. To test this hypothesis, we looked at the bimanual coordination dynamics at comfortable (stable) and critical (close to phase transition) frequencies. Results showed that a negative correlation appeared gradually as the theoretical stability of coordination modes decreased and reached significance only in the critical condition. We propose that the emergence of a mutual adjustment between LV and serial correlations might be an indicator of effective adaptation to stabilize behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved). |
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Kjerstin Torre; Ramesh Balasubramaniam |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance Volume: 37 ISSN: 1939-1277 ISO Abbreviation: J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-04-05 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7502589 Medline TA: J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 539-50 Citation Subset: IM |
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Sensorimotor Neuroscience Laboratory, McMaster University. |
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