Four general criteria to guide the development of new measures of human continuous performance were outlined. These criteria were concerned with the new measure's theoretical implications, statistical adequacy, reliability and validity, and relationship to other measures of performance. The application of these four criteria was discussed in relation to a hypothetical measure of performance. Limitations of this approach for current experimental research were outlined.
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