2026/01/20 by Heather L. Urry, Paul E. Plonski, Prsni Patel +3 · 1 voice
Psychology · Neuroscience · #Sport Psychology and Performance #Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies #Motor Control and Adaptation
paper · doi:10.1037/xhp0001386
openalex publication_date 2026/01/20 · openalex created_date 2026/01/21 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
s = 93 and 148; 2022) of adults in the United States. Participants completed a route planning and tracing task in which we manipulated time pressure using a within-subjects urgency messaging (UM) manipulation. We measured subjective distress and fine motor behavior indexing information processing efficiency, route efficiency, and accuracy. We partitioned the total of effects of UM on performance into indirect and direct pathways and meta-analyzed them. In indirect pathways, UM increased distress which hampered information processing efficiency and route efficiency, but not accuracy. In direct pathways, UM increased information processing efficiency and route efficiency and decreased accuracy. The total effect of UM was to increase information processing efficiency but not route efficiency, and decrease accuracy. In sum, consistent with the integrative framework of stress, attention, and visuomotor performance, perceived time pressure affects visuomotor performance efficiency in part because it elicits subjective distress. Overall, these studies highlight the importance of modeling mechanisms and the utility of assessing two forms of performance efficiency and the effectiveness of fine motor behavior. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).