You are measuring the decision to be fast, not inattention: the Sustained Attention to Response Task does not measure sustained attention

Experimental Brain Research
Jasmine S DangWilliam S Helton

Abstract

The Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART) has been widely used in psychological literature as a measure of vigilance (the ability to sustain attention over a prolonged period of time). This task uses a Go/No-Go paradigm and requires the participants to repetitively respond to the stimuli as quickly and as accurately as possible. Previous literature indicates that performance in SART is subjected to a "speed-accuracy trade-off" (SATO) resulting from strategy choices and from the failures of controlling motor reflexes. In this study, 36 participants (n = 36) performed a series of four SARTs. The results support the perspective of strategy choice in SART and suggest that within-subjects SATO in SART should also be acknowledged in attempting to explain SART performance. The implications of the speed-accuracy trade-off should be fully understood when the SART is being used as a measure or tool.

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Mar 1, 2019·Human Factors·Mega B HerlambangFokie Cnossen
Oct 9, 2019·Human Factors·Manzura ZholdassovaGerald Matthews
Jul 19, 2019·Attention, Perception & Psychophysics·Ian DonovanMarisa Carrasco
Jun 27, 2019·Human Factors·James HeadWilliam S Helton
May 28, 2019·Cognitive Psychology·Guy E HawkinsAndrew Heathcote
Sep 9, 2021·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology : QJEP·Adam T Biggs, Kyle A Pettijohn
Jan 29, 2022·Human Factors·Jasmine A DangWilliam S Helton

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