Measuring Mental Workload: A Performance Battery.

Abstract

A performance test battery consisting of three tasks (memory/visual search, serial arithmetic, and column addition) was developed for use on an Apple II microcomputer. For each task, several workload parameters were varied via a menu. In three separate experiments, performance variables (response latency and error rate) were found to be sensitive to changes in workload. THe test battery is an easy method of varying workload through the use of a controlled laboratory task. Future research measuring subjective opinions and evoked potentials is planned using this battery of tasks. Keywords: Mental workload, Mental arithmetic, Assessment battery, Visual search, Memory search.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA187118

Entities

People

  • Leslie A. Whitaker
  • Lynn C. Oatman
  • Matthew D. Shank

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Arithmetic
  • Classification
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Computers
  • Electrophysiological Phenomena
  • Engineering
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Measurement
  • Motor Skills
  • Psychology
  • Security
  • Universities
  • Workload

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.