Implications of Dual-Task Performance Variables for Design of Generic Workstations: Literature Review.

Abstract

This is a review of dual-task performance findings related to design of a generic workstation performance test. The effect of multiple inputs/outputs on performance is best explained in terms of overlap of input/output requirements on mental resources. Mental resources can be usefully categorized by sensory modality of input/output, stages of mental processing, and laterality of brain function. Inputs/outputs which have overlapping requirements in one of these categories generally interfere with each other. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA114421

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  • Michael Patsfall

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  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Damage Detection
  • Detection
  • Flight Simulators
  • Flight Training
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Mental Processes
  • Motor Skills
  • Perception
  • Psychology
  • Psychophysiology
  • Reaction Time
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Training

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  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Systems Analysis and Design