Accession Number:

AD0612743

Title:

PERFORMANCE DECREMENT IN VIGILANCE, THRESHOLD, AND HIGH-SPEED PERCEPTUAL MOTOR TASKS,

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DEFENCE RESEARCH MEDICAL LABS TORONTO (ONTARIO)

Report Date:

1963-12-12

Abstract:

The decrement in performance found in vigilance, threshold determinations, and high-speed perceptual motor tasks appears to be a linear function of the square root of time on task it is suggested that the common factor is a requirement for continuous attention. The decrement can be prevented in both active and passive tasks by rest pauses, knowledge of results, and amphetamine. Author

Supplementary Note:

Pub. in Canadian Journal of Psychology v18 n3 p209-23 1964 Copies available only to DDC users.

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0015

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