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Speed-accuracy tradeoff and information processing dynamics
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“Decisions tend to be more accurate if subjects are given longer exposure to a stimulus (Green and Luce, 1973;Wickelgren, 1977;Gold and Shadlen, 2000;Mateeff et al., 2000)”
From Response of Neurons in the Lateral Intraparietal Area during a Combined Visual Discrimination Reaction Time Task (2002) · cites this paper as Wickelgren, 1977
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“There is often a tradeoff between speed and accuracy: performance improves with slower response times (Wickelgren, 1977).”
From Decision Making in Recurrent Neuronal Circuits (2008) · cites this paper as Wickelgren, 1977
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“Participants in reaction-time tasks must adjust their performance to achieve an appropriate balance between speed and accuracy (Wickelgren, 1977).”
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“When processing time is controlled by a response signal or deadline procedure, it has frequently been observed that time-accuracy curves (measured in terms of sensitivity , d ) are generally well-approximated by a shifted exponential (Wickelgren, 1977).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wickelgren, W. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Oregon (US)
- Corresponding author
- Wickelgren, Wayne A.
- Venue
- Acta Psychologica
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1977-02
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 67-85
- ISSN
- 0001-6918 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1973624057
- Cited by
- 1,304
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 17.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Acta Psychologica (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Keywords
- speed-accuracy trade-off, reaction time, response deadlines, payoffs, perceptual processing, recognition memory
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