KP161 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Psychological Refractory Period, Mental Chronometry, Correlation Does Not Imply Causation
5 Feb 2018
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Learners preparation to respond to a situation influences response preparation time. Foreperiod: interval of time between presentation of a signal and the stimulus. Consistent foreperiod length vs. randomized foreperiod length. Server routine, opponents can pick up on this. The extent to which a stimulus and its required response are naturally related. When s-r compatibility is low: additional time needed to prepare a response (increase reaction time) Individuals can only pay attention/process limited number of activities at any time. Can"t pay attention to lecture and send a text because they require the same attentional resources. When limit exceeded, competition for resources occurs resulting in: Attentional demands on available attention resources: reading and walking on a treadmill they do not interfere with each other, reading a magazine and watching tv and walking on a treadmill they do interfere with each other. Primary task and secondary task performance is dual performance attention is still high.
