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ERIC Number: EJ734761
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Aug
Pages: 18
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0096-1523
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The Effects of Spatial Stimulus-Response Compatibility on Choice Time Production Accuracy and Variability
Rakitin, Brian C.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, v31 n4 p685-702 Aug 2005
Five experiments examined the relations between timing and attention using a choice time production task in which the latency of a spatial choice response is matched to a target interval (3 or 5 s). Experiments 1 and 2 indicated that spatial stimulus-response incompatibility increased nonscalar timing variability without affecting timing accuracy and that choice reaction time practice reduced choice time production variability. These data support a "temporal discounting" model in which response choice and timing occur in series, but the interval timed is shortened to account for nontemporal processing. In Experiment 3, feedback and anticipation task demands improved choice time production accuracy. In Experiments 4 and 5, the delay between the start-timing and choice-decision signals interacted with choice difficulty to affect choice time production accuracy and variability when timing a 3- but not a 5-s interval, suggesting that attention mediates timing before and after an interruption in timing.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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