How few and far between? Examining the effects of probe rate on self-reported mind wandering

We examined whether the temporal rate at which thought probes are presented affects the likelihood that people will report periods of mind wandering. To evaluate this possibility, we had participants complete a sustained-attention task (the Metronome Response Task; MRT) during which we intermittentl...

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Main Authors: Paul eSeli, Jonathan S. A. Carriere, Merrick eLevene, Dan eSmilek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
MRT
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00430/full