A Task Battery for Applied Human Performance Assessment Research.

Abstract

The Criterion Task Set (CTS), V1.0 is a battery of human performance tests designed to place selective demands on the elementary mental resources and information processing functions of the human operator. Currently under development as a general purpose research tool for applied investigations of human performance capabilities, the CTS V1.0 includes nine standardized tasks which are implemented in user-friendly software on an inexpensive microcomputer system. This interim report describes the theoretical basis of the CTS, the rationale used in its construction, and the parametric research conducted to establish standard loading levels, pacing rates, and training requirements for each of the tasks. Potential research applications of the CTS are discussed as well as planned developmental efforts intended to enhance it utility. Documentation for the CTS V1.0 is provided in the form of detailed individual task descriptions and brief summaries of hardware requirements and software characteristics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA153677

Entities

People

  • C. A. Shingledecker

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Biomedical Research
  • Coding
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Measurement
  • Motor Skills
  • Performance Tests
  • Reaction Time
  • Standards
  • Stations
  • Symbols
  • Task Performance And Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Clinical Trial Research.
  • Computer Science.