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The awakening of the attention: Evidence for a link between the monitoring of mind wandering and prospective goals.

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Seli, P; Smilek, D; Ralph, BCW; Schacter, DL
Published in: Journal of experimental psychology. General
March 2018

Across 2 independent samples, we examined the relation between individual differences in rates of self-caught mind wandering and individual differences in temporal monitoring of an unrelated response goal. Rates of self-caught mind wandering were assessed during a commonly used sustained-attention task, and temporal goal monitoring was indexed during a well-established prospective-memory task. The results from both samples showed a positive relation between rates of self-caught mind wandering during the sustained-attention task and rates of checking a clock to monitor the amount of time remaining before a response was required in the prospective-memory task. This relation held even when controlling for overall propensity to mind-wander (indexed by intermittent thought probes) and levels of motivation (indexed by subjective reports). These results suggest the possibility that there is a common monitoring system that monitors the contents of consciousness and the progress of ongoing goals and tasks. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Journal of experimental psychology. General

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EISSN

1939-2222

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0096-3445

Publication Date

March 2018

Volume

147

Issue

3

Start / End Page

431 / 443

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Thinking
  • Prospective Studies
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Motivation
  • Male
  • Individuality
  • Humans
  • Goals
  • Female
 

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Seli, P., Smilek, D., Ralph, B. C. W., & Schacter, D. L. (2018). The awakening of the attention: Evidence for a link between the monitoring of mind wandering and prospective goals. Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 147(3), 431–443. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000385
Seli, Paul, Daniel Smilek, Brandon C. W. Ralph, and Daniel L. Schacter. “The awakening of the attention: Evidence for a link between the monitoring of mind wandering and prospective goals.Journal of Experimental Psychology. General 147, no. 3 (March 2018): 431–43. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000385.
Seli P, Smilek D, Ralph BCW, Schacter DL. The awakening of the attention: Evidence for a link between the monitoring of mind wandering and prospective goals. Journal of experimental psychology General. 2018 Mar;147(3):431–43.
Seli, Paul, et al. “The awakening of the attention: Evidence for a link between the monitoring of mind wandering and prospective goals.Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, vol. 147, no. 3, Mar. 2018, pp. 431–43. Epmc, doi:10.1037/xge0000385.
Seli P, Smilek D, Ralph BCW, Schacter DL. The awakening of the attention: Evidence for a link between the monitoring of mind wandering and prospective goals. Journal of experimental psychology General. 2018 Mar;147(3):431–443.

Published In

Journal of experimental psychology. General

DOI

EISSN

1939-2222

ISSN

0096-3445

Publication Date

March 2018

Volume

147

Issue

3

Start / End Page

431 / 443

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Thinking
  • Prospective Studies
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Motivation
  • Male
  • Individuality
  • Humans
  • Goals
  • Female