?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Self-timing+in+Memory+and+Visual+Search+Tasks&rft.creator=Han%2C+H.+J.&rft.creator=Viau-Quesnel%2C+C.&rft.creator=Xi%2C+Z.&rft.creator=Schweickert%2C+R.&rft.creator=Fortin%2C+C.&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Perceptual+Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Psychophysics&rft.description=We+investigated+the+ability+of+people+to+time+themselves+as+they+perform+cognitive+tasks.+One%0D%0Agroup+did+a+memory+search+task%2C+another+did+a+visual+search+task.+After+each+response%2C%0D%0Aparticipants+estimated+the+duration+of+their+own+reaction+time.+In+both+tasks%2C+correlations%0D%0Abetween+reaction+times+and+temporal+judgments+were+significant%2C+showing+that+people+can%0D%0Aprovide+precise+quantitative+estimates+of+mental+processes+when+they+perform+memory+and+visual%0D%0Asearch+tasks.+Increasing+load+lengthened+reaction+times+and+temporal+estimates+in+both+tasks.%0D%0AAccuracy+of+temporal+judgments+increased+across+blocks+of+experimental+trials%2C+showing%0D%0Aconsiderable+improvement+in+self-timing+with+practice+although+in+visual+search%2C+improvement%0D%0Awas+more+pronounced+under+low+load+conditions.+Results+demonstrate+excellent+ability+for+selftiming%0D%0Aof+memory+and+visual+search%2C+but+suggest+that+in+visual+search%2C+self-timing+is+influenced+by%0D%0Astimulus+conditions.&rft.date=2010&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9188%2F1%2FHanHJ%2520ISP10%2520ms%2520Final.pdf&rft.identifier=++Han%2C+H.+J.+and+Viau-Quesnel%2C+C.+and+Xi%2C+Z.+and+Schweickert%2C+R.+and+Fortin%2C+C.++(2010)+Self-timing+in+Memory+and+Visual+Search+Tasks.++%5BConference+Paper%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9188%2F