Personality and Physiological Correlates of Performance Decrement on a Monotonous Task Requiring Sustained Attention,
Abstract
The reductions in task load resulting from the increasing automation of air traffic control may actually increase the requirement for controllers to maintain high levels of sustained attention in order to detect infrequent system malfunctions. A previous study indicated that individuals scoring high on a distractibility scale found it difficult to maintain sustained attention on a monotonous, but perceptually demanding, task. The present study used the same serial reaction task to study other possible personality, as well as physiological, correlates of individual differences in performance decrement under low task-load conditions. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0777825
Entities
People
- Karen N. Jones
- Richard I. Thackray
- Robert M. Touchstone
Organizations
- Civil Aeromedical Institute