Temporal binding past the Libet clock: testing design factors for an auditory timer

Muth, Felicitas V; Wirth, Robert; Kunde, Wilfried

doi:10.3758/s13428-020-01474-5

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“…They found changes in the Libet clock speed to significantly affect binding, with tone binding increasing in line with an increase in speed. Interestingly, this is a finding that parallels that of Muth et al 45 , who examined similar aspects of an auditory Libet clock. Across four different experiments, they tested the influence of interval length, interval filling, sequence predictability and sequence length on temporal binding.…”

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Manipulations of Libet clock parameters affect intention timing awareness

Ivanof

Terhune

Coyle

et al. 2022

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W judgments are a widely used intention timing awareness estimate. These judgments are typically obtained by using the classic Libet-style paradigm whereby participants are asked to estimate the time they become aware of their intention to act by using the location of a rotating object on a clock face. There is an inconsistency in the Libet clock parameters used in previous studies, and it is unclear whether this variability impacts W judgments and other outcome measures, with implications for the construct validity of this measure and the generalisability of results across studies. Here, we present a four-experiment study that systematically manipulated the Libet clock speed, number of clock markings, length of the clock hand and type of clock radius in order to examine whether these parameter manipulations affect intention timing awareness estimates. Our results demonstrate W judgments can be significantly influenced by the clock speed and number of clock markings. The meaning and implications of these results are discussed.

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Manipulations of Libet clock parameters affect intention timing awareness

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Coyle

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“…Further to this, versions of the Libet task that do not rely on an analogue clock have also been developed. For example, binding effects have been observed when the clock has been replaced by the visual or auditory presentation of letters (Cavazzana et al, 2014 ; Cornelio Martinez et al, 2018 ; Muth et al, 2020 ).…”

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Examining the effect of Libet clock stimulus parameters on temporal binding

Ivanof

Terhune

Coyle

et al. 2021

Psychological Research

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Temporal binding refers to the subjective temporal compression between actions and their outcomes. It is widely used as an implicit measure of sense of agency, that is, the experience of controlling our actions and their consequences. One of the most common measures of temporal binding is the paradigm developed by Haggard, Clark and Kalogeras (2002) based on the Libet clock stimulus. Although widely used, it is not clear how sensitive the temporal binding effect is to the parameters of the clock stimulus. Here, we present five experiments examining the effects of clock speed, number of clock markings and length of the clock hand on binding. Our results show that the magnitude of temporal binding increases with faster clock speeds, whereas clock markings and clock hand length do not significantly influence temporal binding. We discuss the implications of these results.

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“…In most studies, one out of two different types of baseline conditions—corresponding to two distinct experimental paradigms—has been implemented. In the Libet clock paradigm (Libet et al, 1983), participants indicate the time point of the onset of an action or a (subsequent) event by reporting the position of a rotating clock hand in the experimental (operant) condition (e.g., Beck et al, 2017; Muth et al, 2021; Ruess et al, 2020; Schwarz et al, 2019; Tsakiris & Haggard, 2003). The time estimation of action and event in the experimental condition is then contrasted with the time estimation of an action without a subsequent effect or an effect without preceding action ( single event baseline , adopting the terminology from Haggard et al, 2002).…”

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Intentional binding: Merely a procedural confound?

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Kürten³

et al. 2023

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Perfor

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Sense of agency (SoA) is the feeling of having control over one's actions and their outcomes. Previous research claimed that SoA is reflected in "intentional binding" effects, that is, the subjective compression of time between a voluntary action and an intended outcome. Conventional paradigms, however, typically lack an isolated manipulation of different degrees of agency (or intentionality), as the presence or absence of actions (along with subsequent perceptual changes) represents a potential confound variable. Using a newly developed paradigm, we were able to replicate typical "intentional binding" results in an initial experiment in which such a confound was deliberately included. We then eliminated this confound in a follow-up experiment by keeping the presence of actions and perceptual changes constant between conditions with and without agency while only manipulating subjective SoA. Here, explicit ratings showed that participants indeed felt responsible for effects in the Agency condition but not in the Baseline condition (demonstrating the successful manipulation of SoA), while we no longer found any differences in "intentional binding" effects between conditions. This indicates that previously reported relations between intentional binding and SoA could be merely based on procedural confounds. In particular, temporal compression effects usually interpreted in terms of "intentional binding" may rather result from more basic temporal grouping mechanisms for any (perceptual and/or motor) events that are perceived as meaningfully belonging together (e.g., as parts of a trial episode). Public Significance StatementNumerous previous studies showed a subjective compression of the temporal interval between a volitional action and an intentional effect, referred to as intentional binding. In this study, we show that these effects may be merely caused by procedural shortcomings and that intentional binding must therefore be viewed critically.

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Temporal binding past the Libet clock: testing design factors for an auditory timer

Cited by 17 publications

References 57 publications

Manipulations of Libet clock parameters affect intention timing awareness

Manipulations of Libet clock parameters affect intention timing awareness

Examining the effect of Libet clock stimulus parameters on temporal binding

Intentional binding: Merely a procedural confound?

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