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ERIC Number: EJ688665
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Sep
Pages: 12
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-1076-898X
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Effects of Prolonged Work on Data Entry Speed and Accuracy
Healy,Alice F.; Kole,James A.; Buck-Gengle,Carolyn J.; Bourne,Lyle E.
Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied, v10 n3 p188-199 Sep 2004
In 2 experiments, participants used a keyboard to enter 4-digit numbers presented on a computer monitor under conditions promoting fatigue. In Experiment 1, accuracy of data entry declined but response times improved over time, reflecting an increasing speed-accuracy trade-off. In Experiment 2, the (largely cognitive) time to enter the initial digit decreased in the 1st half but increased in the 2nd half of the session. Accuracy and time to enter the remaining digits decreased across though not within session halves. The (largely motoric) time to press a concluding keystroke decreased over the session. Thus, through a combination of facilitation and inhibition, prolonged work affects the component cognitive and motoric processes of data entry differentially and at different points in practice.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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