What is the random number generation paradigm in experimental psychology?

Random number generation paradigm is a common psychological paradigm in experimental psychology, which is used to study the process and mechanism of human random number generation. This paradigm usually includes the following steps:

Participants need to generate random numbers according to certain rules, such as the size, frequency and parity of numbers.

Subjects need to generate random numbers continuously until the end of the experiment.

In the process of random number generation, the experimenter needs to record the time, error rate and randomness of each random number generated by the experimental object.

Through the random number generation paradigm, experimenters can study the psychological process and mechanism of human random number generation, including the speed, error rate and randomness of random number generation. In addition, the random number generation paradigm can also be used to study the performance and mechanism of advanced cognitive functions such as attention, working memory, planning and execution. Random number generation paradigm can be widely used in various fields of experimental psychology, such as cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, developmental psychology and so on.