On the optimality of serial and parallel processing in the psychological refractory period paradigm: Effects of the distribution of stimulus onset asynchronies.

Within the context of the psychological refractory period (PRP) paradigm, we developed a general theoretical framework for deciding when it is more efficient to process two tasks in serial and when it is more efficient to process them in parallel. This analysis suggests that a serial mode is more ef...

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Published in:	Cognitive Psychology Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 273 - 311
Main Authors:	Miller, Jeff, Ulrich, Rolf, Rolke, Bettina
Format:	Article
Published:	Academic Press Inc. May 2009
Subjects:	Human information processing Reaction time Cognitive interference
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost