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Peer reviewedvan der Ven, A. H. G. S.; And Others – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1989
A new model is presented that explains reaction time fluctuations in prolonged work tasks. The model extends the so-called Poisson-Erlang model and accounts for long-term trend effects in the reaction time curve. The model is consistent with Spearman's hypothesis that inhibition increases during work and decreases during rest. (TJH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equations (Mathematics), Foreign Countries, Goodness of Fit
