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CNV Correlates of Task Difficulty and Accuracy of Pitch Discrimination
Author(s) -
Delse Frederick C.,
Marsh Gail R.,
Thompson Larry W.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
psychophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.661
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1469-8986
pISSN - 0048-5772
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1972.tb00742.x
Subject(s) - psychology , distraction , task (project management) , correctness , phenomenon , cognitive psychology , audiology , developmental psychology , computer science , algorithm , management , quantum mechanics , economics , medicine , physics
The CNV was measured from 5 female and 5 male S s during a pitch discrimination task with two levels of difficulty. It was found that females had larger CNVs during easy trials than during difficult trials. They also had larger CNVs for difficult trials in which they made incorrect judgments than for difficult trials in which they made correct judgments. The effect of difficulty and of correctness on the CNV is interpreted as a distraction phenomenon.