Analyzing Response Time Distributions Methodological and Theoretical Suggestions for Prospective Memory Researchers
Analyzing Response Time Distributions Methodological and Theoretical Suggestions for Prospective Memory Researchers
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DOI：
10.1027/2151-2604/a000056
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
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1.8
通讯作者：
Brewer, Gene A.
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作者：
Brewer, Gene A.
对前瞻记忆实验中反应时间的分析导致了关于注意在前瞻记忆中的作用的多个理论命题。现有的前瞻记忆理论都认为注意对于发现与意图相关的线索是必要的。然而，这些理论主要用于描述实验条件下平均反应时间的差异。虽然这种方法在建立注意力和前瞻记忆之间的基本关系方面取得了丰硕成果，但反应时建模技术可以应用于前瞻记忆数据，以更好地约束理论。在目前的工作中，前高斯分布拟合数据从前瞻记忆任务。这项分析的结果表明，模拟反应时间数据有可能澄清我们对前瞻记忆中注意力作用的理解。
The analysis of response times from prospective memory experiments has resulted in multiple theoretical propositions about the role of attention in prospective memory. Extant theories of prospective memory are in good agreement that attention is necessary for detecting intention-related cues. However, these theories were primarily formulated to describe differences in mean reaction times across experimental conditions. While this approach has been fruitful for establishing a fundamental relation between attention and prospective memory, reaction time modeling techniques can be applied to prospective memory data to better constrain theorizing. In the current work, the ex-Gaussian distribution is fit to data from a prospective memory task. The results from this analysis suggest that modeling reaction time data has the potential for clarifying our understanding of the role of attention in prospective memory.