Probability of Signal Detection in a Vigilance Task
- 6 April 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 136 (3510) , 46-47
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.136.3510.46
Abstract
It is hypothesized that the probability of detecting a signal in a vigilance task depends upon its temporal location with respect to the preceding series of signals. Probability of detection should be at a maximum when the signal occurs after a temporal interval which is equivalent to the mean of the intervals between the preceding signals detected. The experimental results support this hypothesis.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: