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Published in: AI & SOCIETY 4/2015

01-11-2015 | Original Article

The effect of a ticking clock on task performance

Authors: Shoko Yamane, Naohiro Matsumura

Published in: AI & SOCIETY | Issue 4/2015

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Abstract

We examined the influence of a ticking clock on task performance using a laboratory experiment. We investigated how performance changed in response to various clock ticking speeds using a trick clock that allowed us to control its ticking speed. We found that the subjects’ performance was influenced by the speed at which the clock ticked: Particularly, individuals showed slower performance when exposed to a slow-ticking clock. We demonstrated that common environmental stimuli encountered in daily life, such as the ticking of a clock, have a significant effect on human behavior.
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Footnotes
1
At this time, the exchange rate was about $1 = ¥91.
 
2
The fixed effects panel model can control unobserved heterogeneity among individuals using dummy variables. Refer to econometrics textbooks, such as that by Baltagi (2013), for more information.
 
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Metadata
Title
The effect of a ticking clock on task performance
Authors
Shoko Yamane
Naohiro Matsumura
Publication date
01-11-2015
Publisher
Springer London
Published in
AI & SOCIETY / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 0951-5666
Electronic ISSN: 1435-5655
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-014-0563-6

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