2024 | Christian Frings, Christian Beste, Elena Benini, Malte Möller, David Dignath, Carina G. Giesen, Bernhard Hommel, Andrea Kiesel, Iring Koch, Wilfried Kunde, Susanne Mayr, Viola Mocke, Birte Moeller, Alexander Münchau, Juhi Parmar, Bernhard Pastötter, Roland Pfister, Andrea M. Philipp, Ruyi Qiu, Anna Render, Klaus Rothermund, Moritz Schiltenwolf, Philip Schmalbrock
This consensus statement aims to standardize terminology in the field of action control, particularly focusing on perception-action integration. The authors, drawing from event-coding frameworks such as the Theory of Event-Coding (TEC) and the Binding and Retrieval in Action Control (BRAC) framework, propose definitions for key concepts like feature binding, retrieval, and event-files. These definitions aim to unify paradigm-specific approaches and facilitate communication among researchers. The paper emphasizes the importance of precise language in cognitive psychology, especially in the context of action control, where actions are a hallmark output of the human cognitive system. The event-coding perspective treats human action as a sequence of integrated perceptual, motor, and effect features, represented in an internal "event-file." This approach can explain results from various action control paradigms, such as task switching, priming, and response-binding tasks, by focusing on the sequential nature of these tasks. The paper also discusses limitations, open questions, and the relationship between event-coding and other theoretical frameworks like predictive coding. Overall, the goal is to enhance the replicability and progress of research in action control by providing a clear and consistent set of definitions.This consensus statement aims to standardize terminology in the field of action control, particularly focusing on perception-action integration. The authors, drawing from event-coding frameworks such as the Theory of Event-Coding (TEC) and the Binding and Retrieval in Action Control (BRAC) framework, propose definitions for key concepts like feature binding, retrieval, and event-files. These definitions aim to unify paradigm-specific approaches and facilitate communication among researchers. The paper emphasizes the importance of precise language in cognitive psychology, especially in the context of action control, where actions are a hallmark output of the human cognitive system. The event-coding perspective treats human action as a sequence of integrated perceptual, motor, and effect features, represented in an internal "event-file." This approach can explain results from various action control paradigms, such as task switching, priming, and response-binding tasks, by focusing on the sequential nature of these tasks. The paper also discusses limitations, open questions, and the relationship between event-coding and other theoretical frameworks like predictive coding. Overall, the goal is to enhance the replicability and progress of research in action control by providing a clear and consistent set of definitions.