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Computer-assisted tracking simulation (CATS).

J J Dempsey·H Levitt·J Josephson·J Porrazzo
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The tracking technique involves a sender reading consecutive segments from a story and a receiver attempting to repeat each segment verbatim. The reliability and validity of the tracking procedure have been criticized based upon uncontrolled variables such as sender, receiver, and text characteristics. To address these problems, a computer-assisted interactive tracking simulation (CATS) system has been developed in which story segments are presented to the receiver via a video laser disc system and repair strategies are implemented through a computer program.

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J J Dempsey, H Levitt, J Josephson, J Porrazzo. 1992. Computer-assisted tracking simulation (CATS).. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.403995

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