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signal detection task

signal detection task A signal detection task is a task in which a person must notice and respond to signals that appear at unpredictable times.

A signal detection task is a task in which a person must notice and respond to signals that appear at unpredictable times. In this source, it is used as a secondary visual task to measure sustained attention through response speed and accuracy.

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Drafting source: Guo Zizheng; Chen Ruiya; Zhang Kan; Pan Yirun; Wu Jianhui. The Impairing Effect of Mental Fatigue on Visual Sustained Attention under Monotonous Multi-Object Visual Attention Task in Long Durations: An Event-Related Potential Based Study. 2016; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0163360; article XML SHA-256 0302e551542391ea51de70e6896781709dcb43e413cdb699dd418eac9d327bb0. “The Impairing Effect of Mental Fatigue on Visual Sustained Attention under Monotonous Multi-Object Visual Attention Task in Long Durations: An Event-Related Potential Based Study” (10.1371/journal.pone.0163360).
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