TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1974//
TI  - Time taken to switch attention between modalities as a function of mental effort
JO  - Perceptual and motor skills
A1  - Meiselman, Karin C.
SP  - 1043
EP  - 1046
VL  - 39
IS  - 3
N2  - The time taken to switch attention between modalities was measured by giving 15 Ss an RT task having conditions of certainty and uncertainty. The task was repeated twice with positive and negative reinforcement contingent upon giving faster RTs than in the previous session. RTs were reduced (p <.01), and the measure of switching time also decreased (p <.05). It was suggested that the effort induced by the reinforcement conditions decreased the time taken to switch attention between modalities (light and tone).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-5125
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1974.39.3.1043
ID  - ref1
ER  -