The race model inequality: Interpreting a geometric measure of the amount of violation
The race model inequality: Interpreting a geometric measure of the amount of violation
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DOI：
10.1037/0033-295x.113.1.148
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Diederich, A
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作者：
Colonius, H;Diederich, A
J. O.米勒（1982）已成为标准的工具来测试冗余信号反应时间（RT）的竞争模型，作为一种替代的神经求和机制。它规定冗余刺激的RT分布函数永远不大于2个单个刺激的分布函数之和。当要比较许多不同的实验条件时，一个数值指标的违反是非常可取的。普遍的做法是采取一定的区域与分布函数定义的单一和冗余的刺激的轮廓。此处显示该面积等于2个平均RT值之间的差值。这一结果提供了对指数的直观解释，并使其易于进行简单的统计检验。这种方法的扩展到3冗余信号。
An inequality by J. O. Miller (1982) has become the standard tool to test the race model for redundant signals reaction times (RTs), as an alternative to a neural summation mechanism. It stipulates that the RT distribution function to redundant stimuli is never larger than the sum of the distribution functions for 2 single stimuli. When many different experimental conditions are to be compared, a numerical index of violation is very desirable. Widespread practice is to take a certain area with contours defined by the distribution functions for single and redundant stimuli. Here this area is shown to equal the difference between 2 mean RT values. This result provides an intuitive interpretation of the index and makes it amenable to simple statistical testing. An extension of this approach to 3 redundant signals is presented.