Research article summary (published 14 Sep 2005):

Regarding time-sharing with convergent operations.

Full Abstract

This study contrasts the structural bottleneck and the resource view of attentional limits in time-sharing performance. The research incorporated features of the psychological refractory period (PRP) and the relative priority paradigm designed to maximize joint performance. A main distinction between the two attention views was their prediction on the extent that graded performance tradeoff was possible with graded priority changes. Detailed analysis of the performance and time-sharing strategies called into question the conclusions based exclusively on the PRP paradigm.

Author information

Author/s: Tsang, Pamela S (PS);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, 335 Fawcett, Wright State University, 3640 Col Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435, USA. pamela.tsang(-atsign-)wright.edu

Grants: AG08589 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Journal: Acta psychologica (Acta Psychol (Amst)), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Feb; vol 121 (issue 2) : pp 137-75

Dates: Created 2005/12/27; Completed 2006/03/23; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 16150414, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adult Analysis of Variance Attention - physiology Female Humans Male

Male Memory, Short-Term - physiology Psychomotor Performance - physiology Refractory Period, Psychological - physiology Task Performance and Analysis Time Factors

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