Originally published in 1977, this sixth volume of an international series presented new and original material in the broad area of human performance. Included are the most recent findings, modern methodologies, and latest models and theories that indicate the trends and focus on recent points of debate. Among the topics covered are reaction processes, perceptual encoding, selective attention, visual search, processing a recognition of words as well as the reading process, and memory. This volume will be of paramount interest to experimental psychologists, from graduate students to post-graduate research workers.
Preface. Contributors and Participants. Part I: Reaction Time 1. Structural and Functional Aspects of the Reaction Process A. F. Sanders 2. Studies of Compatibility and a New Model of Choice Reaction Time Glen A. Smith 3. Response Selection Rules in Spatial Choice Reaction Tasks J. Duncan 4. The Search for Exceptions to the Psychological Refractory Period John Brebner 5. Serial Reaction Times, Continuity of Task, Single-Channel Effects, and Age A.T. Welford 6. Choice Reaction Time and the Problem of Distinguishing Task Effects from Strategy Effects Robert Ollman 7. Expectancy and Preparation in Simple Reaction Time R. N??t?nen and A. Merisalo 8. Is There a Specificity in the Supraspinal Control of Motor Structures During Preparation? Jean Requin, Michel Bonnet and Andr?s Semjen Part II: Masking and Early Processing 9. Perceptual and Response Interdependencies in Visual Masking Ira H. Bernstein, Dan B. Smith and Michael Adey 10. Masking and Preperceptual Selectivity in Auditory Recognition lÓ4