Comparison of Performance on a Tracking Task under Speed or Accuracy Instructions

Abstract

This research is an investigation of the effects of instruction set on tracking performance. Two sets of instructions, one emphasize accuracy while the other emphasized speed, were tested. Number of errors, time of errors and time to completion under each instruction set were measured. Proportional error in time, mean time of single error and mean interval between successive errors were extracted and discussed. Time to completion under the accuracy condition was approximately four times longer than under the speed condition, but the number and time of errors showed no significant difference between the two experimental conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA084384

Entities

People

  • Yong H. Bahk

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • California
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Instruction Set Architecture
  • Intervals
  • New York
  • Operations Research
  • Perception
  • Physical Properties
  • Psychology
  • Statistics
  • United States
  • Visual Perception

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience