Figure 2. Stimulus sequence for one trial.

Time is shown in milliseconds. At the beginning of each trial, the start screen required participants to push the start button. This was followed by a black screen, a fixation cross, and a cue. The cue showed participants to which goal location they had to move the cylinder (only transport to the right is shown). The cue could either emphasize the immediate goal (TOP), or the final goal (BOTTOM), or be a filler trial (not shown). In the immediate goal-cued condition participants had to grasp the cylinder with the base of their thumb towards the color mark shown and transport it to the goal location. In the final goal-cued condition participants had to transport the cylinder to the goal location, the grip was not specified.