Determiners of accuracy when making an expected duration estimation: The role of ‘past’ event/task saliency

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dc.contributor.authorForsyth, Darryl
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-05T21:58:37Z
dc.date.available2008-05-05T21:58:37Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractOne of the important ‘skills’ which is associated with effective time management is the ability to accurately estimate the probable duration of a to-be-scheduled event or task. The present study explored the effect that presenting a highly salient, similar to-be-estimated task had on a subsequent task estimate. Participants in this experiment tended to allocate significantly less time to the completion of a task if they had previously estimated the expected duration of a similar, shorter task. Conversely, they tended to allocate significantly more time to the completion of a task if they had previously estimated the expected duration of a similar but longer task. The results are discussed in relation to future developments in scheduling/time management software.en_US
dc.identifier.citationForsyth, D. (2006). Determiners of accuracy when making an expected duration estimation: The role of ‘past’ event/task saliency. (Department of Management and International Business Research Working Paper Series 2006, no. 7). Auckland, NZ: Massey University. Department of Management and International Businessen_US
dc.identifier.issn1177-2611
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/636
dc.publisherMassey University. Department of Management and International Businessen_US
dc.relation.isformatofhttp://masseyintl.zes.zeald.com/site/masseyintl/files/Working%20Parers/working%20paper%207%20-%20darryl.pdfen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDepartment of Management and International Business Research Working Paper Seriesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries2006, no. 7en_US
dc.subjectTime managementen_US
dc.subjectSchedulingen_US
dc.subjectDuration estimationen_US
dc.subjectSchematic memoryen_US
dc.subject.otherFields of Research::350000 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Servicesen_US
dc.titleDeterminers of accuracy when making an expected duration estimation: The role of ‘past’ event/task saliencyen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
massey.contributor.authorForsyth, Darryl
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