The distraction paradigm: Equating difficulty is difficult.

Paradigm Shift or Annoying Distraction

H. Spallek; J. O’Donnell;, M. Clayton; P. Anderson; A. Krueger School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA USA; Department of Restorative Dentistry and Comprehensive Care School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA USA; Center for Dental Informatics School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA USA; Emerging Technologies Libra...

Encountering unexpected difficult airway: relationship with the intubation difficulty scale

BACKGROUND An unexpected difficult intubation can be very challenging and if it is not managed properly, it may expose the encountered patient to significant risks. The intubation difficulty scale (IDS) has been used as a validated method to evaluate a global degree of intubation difficulty. The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of unexpected difficult intub...

Estimating Equating Error in Observed-Score Equating

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When Loading Working Memory Reduces Distraction: Behavioral and Electrophysiological Evidence from an Auditory-Visual Distraction Paradigm

The sensitivity of involuntary attention to top-down modulation was tested using an auditory-visual distraction task and a working memory (WM) load manipulation in subjects performing a simple visual classification task while ignoring contingent auditory stimulation. The sounds were repetitive standard tones (80%) and environmental novel sounds (20%). Distraction caused by the novel sounds was ...