Selective Reaction and Short-Term Memory in High Speed Information Processing.

Abstract

The study attempted to distinguish experimentally between stimulus acquisition and short-term memory in a task requiring high speed processing of information. Subjects were required to respond selectively to positionally defined arrays of lights and, following their selective reactions, on infrequent occasions to report on the positions of the lights. Analysis of the results suggested that there are differences between selective reactions to pattern and short-term pattern memory with regard to reaction times, accuracy, response blocking, and susceptibility to practice. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0784878

Entities

People

  • Warren H. Teichner

Organizations

  • New Mexico State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Biological Sciences
  • Information Processing
  • Reaction Time

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design