Parallel information processing models compatible with lognormally distributed response times

DOI10.1006/JMPS.1995.1037MaRDI QIDQ1916539zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Gerard J. P. van Breukelen

Publication date 29 August 1996

Published in Journal of Mathematical Psychology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1006/jmps.1995.1037

zbMATH Keywords

empirical response time distributionslognormal distributionlognormal response time distributionparallel information processing modelsparallel-exhaustive processingparallel-selfterminating processing

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis (62P10) Memory and learning in psychology (91E40) Measurement and performance in psychology (91E45)

Review text

In view of the finding that the lognormal distribution sometimes fits empirical response time (RT) distributions quite well, but is an ad hoc distribution rather than being derived from cognitive theory, \textit{R. Ulrich} and \textit{J. Miller} [ibid. 37, No. 4, 513-525 (1993; Zbl 0791.92030)] discussed some information processing models that may generate a lognormal RT distribution, among others a serial model due to \textit{O. Thorin} [Scand. Actuarial J. 1977, 121-148 (1977; Zbl 0372.60020)]. Supplementary to their paper we will show that two well-known parallel information processing models, parallel-exhaustive and parallel-selfterminating processing [\textit{D. Vorberg} and \textit{W. Schwarz}, Psychometrika 55, No. 4, 617-632 (1990; Zbl 0722.62066)], are also compatible with a lognormal RT distribution.

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