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Study design
Thirty psychology students completed a whole-report task and a temporal-order-judgment task in two sessions. The researchers applied Theory of Visual Attention models to estimate processing speed within each task, then compared participant-level estimates using Bayesian methods.
Findings
Estimated processing speed was higher on average in the whole-report task than in the temporal-order task (58 versus 49 Hz at group level). Individual and group comparisons did not support a simple conclusion that the parameter was clearly equal or different across tasks; measurement sensitivity and model assumptions could contribute.
Limits and context
The convenience sample was small and limited to students, and each task may measure or model attention differently. The results test cross-task comparability of one model parameter, not general attention ability, and further work is needed before interpreting scores across paradigms as equivalent.
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Sources
- Comparing attention estimates across two tasks through formalization — Scientific Reports / Springer Nature ·
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