The role of (non-)synchronous coordination and its quantification in joint action

联合行动研究-调查在线协调的研究领域之间的参与者群体的任务执行-已经发现了一个突出的作用，协调模式的同步在联合任务执行。从基本运动和知觉过程的协调到有效任务执行和群体凝聚力的基础，同步性似乎起着至关重要和有益的作用。然而，最近的一些研究结果表明，同步并不总是有利于联合任务的表现和主观幸福感。目前的建议，旨在调查的边界条件同步的有益作用，联合行动。特别地，提出了联合行动中的行为同步对于相对“简单”的任务是有益的，而对于复杂的任务，即具有高度不确定性和高度行动选项的任务是有害的假设。在几项研究中，这一假设进行了测试，目标是将这一假设发展成为一个更全面的理论，在联合行动中的同步作用。

Joint action research – the field of research investigating online-coordination during task performance between groups of participants – has uncovered a prominent role for the coordination pattern of synchronization during joint task performance. From the coordination of basic motor and perceptual processes to the foundation of efficient task performance and group cohesion, synchrony seems to play a crucial and beneficial role. However, some recent findings suggest that synchrony is not always beneficial for joint task performance and subjective wellbeing. The current proposal seeks to investigate the boundary conditions of synchronization’s beneficial role in joint action. Particularly, the hypothesis is put forward that behavioral synchronization during joint action is beneficial for comparatively "simple" tasks, but detrimental for complex task, that is, tasks with a high degree of uncertainty and a high degree of action options. Across several studies, this hypothesis is tested and the goal is to develop this hypothesis into a more encompassing theory of the role of synchronization during joint action.