Journal article

Authors list: Goettker, Alexander; Locke, Shannon M.; Gegenfurtner, Karl R.; Mamassian, Pascal

Publication year: 2024

Journal: Journal of Vision

Volume number: 24

Issue number: 8

ISSN: 1534-7362

Open access status: Gold

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.24.8.12

Publisher: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

Abstract: 
For successful interactions with the world, we often have to evaluate our own performance. Although eye movements are one of the most frequent actions we perform, we are typically unaware of them. Here, we investigated whether there is any evidence for metacognitive sensitivity for the accuracy of eye movements. Participants tracked a dot cloud as it followed an unpredictable sinusoidal trajectory and then reported if they thought their performance was better or worse than their average tracking performance. Our results show above-chance identification of better tracking behavior across all trials and also for repeated attempts of the same target trajectories. Sensitivity in discriminating performance between better and worse a trial relied more on performance in the final seconds. the quality of hand movements, although overall metacognitive sensitivity for eye movements was significantly lower.

Harvard Citation style: Goettker, A., Locke, S., Gegenfurtner, K. and Mamassian, P. (2024) Sensorimotor confidence for tracking eye movements, Journal of Vision, 24(8), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.24.8.12

APA Citation style: Goettker, A., Locke, S., Gegenfurtner, K., & Mamassian, P. (2024). Sensorimotor confidence for tracking eye movements. Journal of Vision. 24(8), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.24.8.12