15 years of "Theory of Event Coding" - recent developments and future challenges

目前关于科学网络的研究建议集中在事件编码理论(TEC；Hommel，Müsseler，Aschersleben，&Prince，2001)，该理论在15年前的出版引起了认知心理学领域的重大范式转变。中心假设涉及心理事件编码和表征的各个方面。近年来，来自多个实验室的研究结果提供了与TEC的核心假设一致的证据(如共同编码原则，或基于“事件文件”或刺激-反应[S-R]绑定的远端、基于特征的事件表征的想法)。最近，在认知控制、联想学习和社会认知现象(如社会共享任务或模仿中的动作共同表征)等相关主题的研究中，像S-R绑定和提取过程这样有影响力的理论越来越受欢迎。最近这些发现中的许多与TEC是一致的；然而，其中一些可能会扩大其势力范围或加强其边界。在计划的网络内，我们的目标是深入分析这些最新的发展，以及它们在多大程度上要求对将在网络中制定的TEC进行进一步的规范和修改。特别是，该网络将涉及：(A)四个研究领域(即知觉和行动规划；认知控制；联想学习和社会背景)的哪些最新发展对TEC具有重要意义；(B)从这些最近的见解中得出哪些影响，以及它们如何与TEC作为理解人类感知、行动规则和一般认知的中央框架的优点相联系；以及(C)如何将这些新发现与TEC相协调(例如，在最新的、修订的版本中)。我们倡议的成果将向科学界(通过一期特刊和一次会议专题讨论会)以及公众(即通过一篇科普文章)介绍。此外，该网络旨在加强其成员之间的科学交流，这为未来的合作研究努力奠定了基础。

The present research proposal for a scientific network focusses on the Theory of Event Coding (TEC; Hommel, Müsseler, Aschersleben, & Prinz, 2001), which provoked a major paradigm shift in the field of Cognitive Psychology with its publication 15 years ago. Central assumptions concern aspects of mental event coding and representation. In recent years, research findings from a variety of labs provided evidence that is consistent with TEC's core assumptions (like the common coding principle or the idea of distal, feature-based event representation in terms of "event files" or stimulus-response [S-R] bindings). As of late, influential ideas like S-R binding and retrieval processes are becoming more and more popular for research on related topics like cognitive control, associative learning, and social-cognitive phenomena (like action co-representation in socially shared tasks or imitation). Many of these recent findings are consistent with TEC; some, however, bear the potential to broaden its sphere of influence or sharpen its borders. Within the planned network, we aim for an in-depth analysis of these recent developments and the extent to which they impose the need for further specifications and modifications of the TEC, which will be developed in the network. In particular, the network will address (a) which recent developments from four research fields (i.e., perception and action planning; cognitive control; associative learning; and social context) are significant for the TEC; (b) which implications follow from these recent insights and how they relate to TEC's merit as a central framework for the understanding of human perception, action regulation, and cognition in general; and (c) how these new findings can be reconciled with TEC (e.g., in an updated, modified version). The results of our initiative will be presented to the scientific community (by means of a special issue and in a conference symposium) as well as to the general public (i.e., via a popular science article). Furthermore, the network aims to intensify the scientific exchange between its members, which paves the ground for future collaborative research endeavors.