Does system response time disrupt working memory

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6686331

Schultz, Jr, E E; Uejio, J Y; De Alvare, A M

An experiment tested whether: (1) user performance decrements due to system response time (SRT) result from working memory disruption, and (2) SRT effects vary with task complexity. Subjects performed one- and three-step tasks resembling use of a screen editor while attempting to remember zero, three, or six digits. After each task step, SRT's of either zero, two, or six seconds were imposed. SRT increased task completion time, although more for the complex than for the simple task. There was neither a significant interaction between SRT and memory load, nor a main effect of memory load, showing that SRT does not disrupt working memory. 15 refs., 3 figs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6686331
• Report Number(s): UCRL-97342; CONF-881058-4; ON: DE89002930
• Resource Relation: Conference: Human Factors Society annual meeting, Anaheim, CA, USA, 24 Oct 1988; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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