Sustained attention on a continuous performance test.
The present study compared means of 54 nonpatients on two Continuous Performance Test measures in five administration conditions. Both response measures differentiated performance among the conditions, certain of which may have an alerting function that facilitates deployment of attention. Appreciable attentional demand or effort, however, may limit this facilitative effect.
Weinstein
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School of Psychology, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL 60605, USA.
Silverstein
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Nader
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Finelli
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors