Interval Estimation Task
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Interval Estimation Task
The Interval Estimation Task is a simple measure of sense of agency. It leverages the temporal illusion known as 'intentional binding' (Malik & Obhi, 2019). Intentional Binding = people tend to perceive the temporal interval between a voluntary action and its effect to be shorter than the same interval when it separates an involuntary action and effect. Malik & Obhi (2019), e.g., used the Interval Estimation Task to show that social exclusion impacted people's sense of agency.
References
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Malik, R. A., & Obhi, S. S. (2019). Social exclusion reduces the sense of agency: Evidence from intentional binding. Consciousness and Cognition, 71, 30–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2019.03.004
Vogel, D. H. V., Jording, M., Esser, C., Weiss, P. H., & Vogeley, K. (2021). Temporal binding is enhanced in social contexts. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 28(5), 1545–1555. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-021-01928-7
Niu, N., Wu, Y., Li, H., Li, M., Yang, D., Fan, W., & Zhong, Y. (2023). Influence of voluntary action and outcome valence on the sense of agency. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 17, 1206858. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2023.1206858