Abstract
The article deals with the changes and interaction of different attention and memory parameters under the influence of involuntary (automated) motor activity. Methodology. To simulate automated motor activity, we used chewing gum. To study attention, we used proofreading. We also tested short-term, long-term and working memory. 66 people at the age from 17 to 24 took part in the research. Conclusions. The conclusion is that automatic motor activity leads to considerable increase of attention and memory. This is expressed in the significant increase in the values of just about all the studied parameters, the change in the structure and strength of correlation relationships, and also (according to the cluster analysis) in the restructuring of the hierarchy of the information processing. The possible mechanisms of the phenomena under observation are discussed.
Highlights
Nowadays there exist a great number of publications dedicated to the study of attention and memory
The means of attention and memory parameters, without and during automated motor activity, as well as their variation range and the reliability of changes are presented in table 1
As a discussion of the results presented in this work, let us express the consideration dwelling upon the possible mechanisms of the observed processes
Summary
Nowadays there exist a great number of publications dedicated to the study of attention and memory. Very few of them underline the connection of these cognitive processes with movement. The connection between attention and movement was mentioned as far back as by Th. Ribot within the framework of his motor theory of attention and imagination [1, p. I. Pavlov, considering the simplest forms of attention, pointed out that it is closely connected with the orienting reflex [2]. 216-217; 4; 5] report that attention is manifested in different behavioral complexes in the form of macro- and micro movements of the body and limbs, certain postures, changes in facial expressions, direction of gaze to the external or internal object of attention Nowadays scientists [3, p. 216-217; 4; 5] report that attention is manifested in different behavioral complexes in the form of macro- and micro movements of the body and limbs, certain postures, changes in facial expressions, direction of gaze to the external or internal object of attention
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