ROTARY PURSUIT TRACKING WITH DIVITENTION TO CUTANEOUS, VISUAL, AND AUDITORY SIGNALS,
Abstract
Cutaneous communication has been suggested for use in several types of military tasks. This investigation was designed to compare the disrup tive effects of visual, auditory, and cutaneous (electrical) stimulation upon pursuit rotor tracking performance. Subjects were required to respond to a specified signal (light, sound, or electric current) while engaged in tracking. Only one modality was employed at any one time. Three distractive signal detection tasks were used: (1) simple reaction time (RT), (2) dis junctive RT requiring a spatial discrimination, and (3) disjunctive RT requiring an intensity discrimination. In all three cases attention to visual signals significantly impaired track ing accuracy. Neither auditory nor cutaneous stimulation disrupted tracking performance. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0413999
Entities
People
- Sam Glucksberg
Organizations
- Human Engineering Laboratory