The Measurement of Operator Capacity by Manipulation of Dual-Task Demands.

Abstract

This research assessed the potential of a new methodological technique for measuring operator load and individual differences in basic attention capabilities. In addition, a preliminary validation study was conducted to evaluate the new measures as predictors of success in flight training. The performance testing system included a digit-processing, reaction-time task, and a one-dimensional tracking task. Comparisons were made between separate and concurrent performance of these tasks with adaptive adjustment of task difficulty for each subject. Concurrent performance was manipulated in several combinations of performance demands and task priorities.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA006352

Entities

People

  • Daniel Gopher
  • Robert A. North

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Education
  • Flight Training
  • Measurement
  • Performance Tests
  • Reaction Time
  • Training
  • Validation

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.