The effect of divided attention on probe reaction time in multiple-task performance

Examined information processing demands in 5 experiments in which a total of 72 candidates who were being processed for aircrew selection and pilot training performed a serial addition, pursuit tracking, or probe reaction time (PRT) task separately and in dual- and triple-task combinations. The expe...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Psychology 1977-12, Vol.31 (4), p.174-183
Main Authors: Stager, Paul, Laabs, Gerald J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attention
Cognition
Divided Attention
Human
Human Channel Capacity
Humans
Reaction Time
Visual Perception
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
cited_by cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-a397t-96bd44788b431f6a5e3fcafe09a311aa62f5a0b5bc521daec68234e4e153bfa03
cites
container_end_page 183
container_issue 4
container_start_page 174
container_title Canadian Journal of Psychology
container_volume 31
creator Stager, Paul
Laabs, Gerald J
description Examined information processing demands in 5 experiments in which a total of 72 candidates who were being processed for aircrew selection and pilot training performed a serial addition, pursuit tracking, or probe reaction time (PRT) task separately and in dual- and triple-task combinations. The experiments manipulated the assigned priority and the capacity requirements of the serial addition and tracking tasks. PRT is usually assumed to reflect spare processing capacity in dual-task studies and to increase with greater processing demands. Since PRT did not increase between dual- and triple-task conditions, results of the present studies suggest that PRT could be measuring spare capacity, which remained relatively constant as processing demands increased. Analogous data were reported by C. D. Wickens for a triple-task situation. These observations would not have been predicted by available models of divided-attention performance. (French summary) (17 ref)
doi_str_mv 10.1037/h0081660
format article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>proquest_cross</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1289967307</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>1289967307</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-a397t-96bd44788b431f6a5e3fcafe09a311aa62f5a0b5bc521daec68234e4e153bfa03</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNp10dtKHjEQAOAgPf21hT5AL4KVIpTVnDbZvSxSqyB4Ub0Os9kJRvfUJCv49sb-VmhpYWBg5mMYZgj5wNkhZ9IcXTPWcK3ZDtnwxjSVES17QTaslCsl6voNeZvSDWNC1Nq8Jq904VJuyI_La6ToPbpMZ0_7cBd67CnkjFMO80RLLHHukEYE96uSw4g0THRchxyWAasM6ZYuGP0cR5gcviMvPQwJ3z_lXXJ18u3y-LQ6v_h-dvz1vALZmly1uuuVMk3TKcm9hhqld-CRtSA5B9DC18C6unO14D2g042QChXyWnYemNwln7dzy4I_V0zZjiE5HAaYcF6TNbKRrGWPcO8veDOvcSq7Wc2VaFqmRUGf_od4Ia02kpmiDrbKxTmliN4uMYwQ7y1n9vET9vcnCv34NHDtRuyf4fb0pf1l24YF7JLuHcQc3IDJrTGW41uHi5XcKsuNKnr_3_pP9gAFWJ3c</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>1289967307</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>The effect of divided attention on probe reaction time in multiple-task performance</title><source>PsycARTICLES</source><creator>Stager, Paul ; Laabs, Gerald J</creator><creatorcontrib>Stager, Paul ; Laabs, Gerald J</creatorcontrib><description>Examined information processing demands in 5 experiments in which a total of 72 candidates who were being processed for aircrew selection and pilot training performed a serial addition, pursuit tracking, or probe reaction time (PRT) task separately and in dual- and triple-task combinations. The experiments manipulated the assigned priority and the capacity requirements of the serial addition and tracking tasks. PRT is usually assumed to reflect spare processing capacity in dual-task studies and to increase with greater processing demands. Since PRT did not increase between dual- and triple-task conditions, results of the present studies suggest that PRT could be measuring spare capacity, which remained relatively constant as processing demands increased. Analogous data were reported by C. D. Wickens for a triple-task situation. These observations would not have been predicted by available models of divided-attention performance. (French summary) (17 ref)</description><identifier>ISSN: 0008-4255</identifier><identifier>ISSN: 1196-1961</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1878-7290</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1037/h0081660</identifier><identifier>PMID: 608133</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Canada: University of Toronto Press</publisher><subject>Attention ; Cognition ; Divided Attention ; Human ; Human Channel Capacity ; Humans ; Reaction Time ; Visual Perception</subject><ispartof>Canadian Journal of Psychology, 1977-12, Vol.31 (4), p.174-183</ispartof><rights>1977 Canadian Psychological Association and University of Toronto Press</rights><rights>1977, Canadian Psychological Association and University of Toronto Press</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-a397t-96bd44788b431f6a5e3fcafe09a311aa62f5a0b5bc521daec68234e4e153bfa03</citedby></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,27901,27902</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/608133$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Stager, Paul</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Laabs, Gerald J</creatorcontrib><title>The effect of divided attention on probe reaction time in multiple-task performance</title><title>Canadian Journal of Psychology</title><addtitle>Can J Psychol</addtitle><description>Examined information processing demands in 5 experiments in which a total of 72 candidates who were being processed for aircrew selection and pilot training performed a serial addition, pursuit tracking, or probe reaction time (PRT) task separately and in dual- and triple-task combinations. The experiments manipulated the assigned priority and the capacity requirements of the serial addition and tracking tasks. PRT is usually assumed to reflect spare processing capacity in dual-task studies and to increase with greater processing demands. Since PRT did not increase between dual- and triple-task conditions, results of the present studies suggest that PRT could be measuring spare capacity, which remained relatively constant as processing demands increased. Analogous data were reported by C. D. Wickens for a triple-task situation. These observations would not have been predicted by available models of divided-attention performance. (French summary) (17 ref)</description><subject>Attention</subject><subject>Cognition</subject><subject>Divided Attention</subject><subject>Human</subject><subject>Human Channel Capacity</subject><subject>Humans</subject><subject>Reaction Time</subject><subject>Visual Perception</subject><issn>0008-4255</issn><issn>1196-1961</issn><issn>1878-7290</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>1977</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNp10dtKHjEQAOAgPf21hT5AL4KVIpTVnDbZvSxSqyB4Ub0Os9kJRvfUJCv49sb-VmhpYWBg5mMYZgj5wNkhZ9IcXTPWcK3ZDtnwxjSVES17QTaslCsl6voNeZvSDWNC1Nq8Jq904VJuyI_La6ToPbpMZ0_7cBd67CnkjFMO80RLLHHukEYE96uSw4g0THRchxyWAasM6ZYuGP0cR5gcviMvPQwJ3z_lXXJ18u3y-LQ6v_h-dvz1vALZmly1uuuVMk3TKcm9hhqld-CRtSA5B9DC18C6unO14D2g042QChXyWnYemNwln7dzy4I_V0zZjiE5HAaYcF6TNbKRrGWPcO8veDOvcSq7Wc2VaFqmRUGf_od4Ia02kpmiDrbKxTmliN4uMYwQ7y1n9vET9vcnCv34NHDtRuyf4fb0pf1l24YF7JLuHcQc3IDJrTGW41uHi5XcKsuNKnr_3_pP9gAFWJ3c</recordid><startdate>197712</startdate><enddate>197712</enddate><creator>Stager, Paul</creator><creator>Laabs, Gerald J</creator><general>University of Toronto Press</general><general>Canadian Psychological Association</general><scope>CGR</scope><scope>CUY</scope><scope>CVF</scope><scope>ECM</scope><scope>EIF</scope><scope>NPM</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>ADABO</scope><scope>BEAJS</scope><scope>EOLOZ</scope><scope>FKUCP</scope><scope>HYQOX</scope><scope>ICWRT</scope><scope>K30</scope><scope>PAAUG</scope><scope>PAWHS</scope><scope>PAWZZ</scope><scope>PAXOH</scope><scope>PBHAV</scope><scope>PBQSW</scope><scope>PBYQZ</scope><scope>PCIWU</scope><scope>PCMID</scope><scope>PCZJX</scope><scope>PDGRG</scope><scope>PDPSG</scope><scope>PDWWI</scope><scope>PETMR</scope><scope>PEXHY</scope><scope>PFVGT</scope><scope>PGXDX</scope><scope>PIHIL</scope><scope>PISVA</scope><scope>PJCTQ</scope><scope>PJTMS</scope><scope>PLCHJ</scope><scope>PMFND</scope><scope>PMHAD</scope><scope>PMKZF</scope><scope>PNQDJ</scope><scope>POUND</scope><scope>PPLAD</scope><scope>PQAPC</scope><scope>PQCAN</scope><scope>PQCMW</scope><scope>PQEME</scope><scope>PQHKH</scope><scope>PQMID</scope><scope>PQNCT</scope><scope>PQNET</scope><scope>PQSCT</scope><scope>PQSET</scope><scope>PSVJG</scope><scope>PVKVW</scope><scope>PVMQY</scope><scope>PZGFC</scope><scope>RYJCC</scope><scope>~P9</scope><scope>7RZ</scope><scope>PHGZM</scope><scope>PHGZT</scope><scope>PKEHL</scope><scope>PSYQQ</scope><scope>7X8</scope></search><sort><creationdate>197712</creationdate><title>The effect of divided attention on probe reaction time in multiple-task performance</title><author>Stager, Paul ; Laabs, Gerald J</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-a397t-96bd44788b431f6a5e3fcafe09a311aa62f5a0b5bc521daec68234e4e153bfa03</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>1977</creationdate><topic>Attention</topic><topic>Cognition</topic><topic>Divided Attention</topic><topic>Human</topic><topic>Human Channel Capacity</topic><topic>Humans</topic><topic>Reaction Time</topic><topic>Visual Perception</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Stager, Paul</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Laabs, Gerald J</creatorcontrib><collection>Medline</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE (Ovid)</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>PubMed</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>Periodicals Archive Online Foundation Collection 3 (2022)</collection><collection>Periodicals Archive Online Foundation Collection 3</collection><collection>Periodicals Index Online Segment 01</collection><collection>Periodicals Index Online Segment 04</collection><collection>ProQuest Historical Periodicals</collection><collection>Periodicals Index Online Segment 28</collection><collection>Periodicals Index Online</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - West</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - International</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access &amp; Build (Plan A) - MEA</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - Midwest</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - Northeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - Southeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - North Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - Southeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - South Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access &amp; Build (Plan A) - UK / I</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - Canada</collection><collection>Periodicals Archive Online Collection 9.2</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - EMEALA</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - North Central</collection><collection>Periodicals Archive Online Foundation Collection 3.2</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - South Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access &amp; Build (Plan A) - International</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - International</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - West</collection><collection>Periodicals Index Online Segments 1-50</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - APAC</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - Midwest</collection><collection>ProQuest One History</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - MEA</collection><collection>ProQuest Digital Collections</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - Canada</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - UK / I</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - EMEALA</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access &amp; Build (Plan A) - APAC</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access &amp; Build (Plan A) - Canada</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access &amp; Build (Plan A) - West</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access &amp; Build (Plan A) - EMEALA</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - Northeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access &amp; Build (Plan A) - Midwest</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access &amp; Build (Plan A) - North Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access &amp; Build (Plan A) - Northeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access &amp; Build (Plan A) - South Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access &amp; Build (Plan A) - Southeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - UK / I</collection><collection>ProQuest Historical Periodicals Collection</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - APAC</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - MEA</collection><collection>Periodicals Index Online Segment 41</collection><collection>PAO Collection 9</collection><collection>PsycArticles (via ProQuest)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (New)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic (New)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic Middle East (New)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Psychology</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><jtitle>Canadian Journal of Psychology</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Stager, Paul</au><au>Laabs, Gerald J</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>The effect of divided attention on probe reaction time in multiple-task performance</atitle><jtitle>Canadian Journal of Psychology</jtitle><addtitle>Can J Psychol</addtitle><date>1977-12</date><risdate>1977</risdate><volume>31</volume><issue>4</issue><spage>174</spage><epage>183</epage><pages>174-183</pages><issn>0008-4255</issn><issn>1196-1961</issn><eissn>1878-7290</eissn><abstract>Examined information processing demands in 5 experiments in which a total of 72 candidates who were being processed for aircrew selection and pilot training performed a serial addition, pursuit tracking, or probe reaction time (PRT) task separately and in dual- and triple-task combinations. The experiments manipulated the assigned priority and the capacity requirements of the serial addition and tracking tasks. PRT is usually assumed to reflect spare processing capacity in dual-task studies and to increase with greater processing demands. Since PRT did not increase between dual- and triple-task conditions, results of the present studies suggest that PRT could be measuring spare capacity, which remained relatively constant as processing demands increased. Analogous data were reported by C. D. Wickens for a triple-task situation. These observations would not have been predicted by available models of divided-attention performance. (French summary) (17 ref)</abstract><cop>Canada</cop><pub>University of Toronto Press</pub><pmid>608133</pmid><doi>10.1037/h0081660</doi><tpages>10</tpages></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 0008-4255
ispartof Canadian Journal of Psychology, 1977-12, Vol.31 (4), p.174-183
issn 0008-4255
1196-1961
1878-7290
language eng
recordid cdi_proquest_journals_1289967307
source PsycARTICLES
subjects Attention
Cognition
Divided Attention
Human
Human Channel Capacity
Humans
Reaction Time
Visual Perception
title The effect of divided attention on probe reaction time in multiple-task performance
url http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-02-24T00%3A05%3A05IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_cross&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=The%20effect%20of%20divided%20attention%20on%20probe%20reaction%20time%20in%20multiple-task%20performance&rft.jtitle=Canadian%20Journal%20of%20Psychology&rft.au=Stager,%20Paul&rft.date=1977-12&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=174&rft.epage=183&rft.pages=174-183&rft.issn=0008-4255&rft.eissn=1878-7290&rft_id=info:doi/10.1037/h0081660&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_cross%3E1289967307%3C/proquest_cross%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-a397t-96bd44788b431f6a5e3fcafe09a311aa62f5a0b5bc521daec68234e4e153bfa03%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=1289967307&rft_id=info:pmid/608133&rfr_iscdi=true