Subjective Workload Assessment in a Spatial Memory Task,

Abstract

Twelve subjects performed a spatial short-term memory task under several levels of difficulty and rated the workload associated with each using the Subjective Workload Assessment Technique (SWAT). SWAT ratings proved sensitive to two of the three difficulty manipulations in the memory task, and demonstrated greater sensitivity in this respect than either of two primary task measures that were employed. The results extend the applicability of SWAT to the type of spatial memory task used and, therefore, provide further support for the general applicability of SWAT as a workload measurement technique.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA289491

Entities

People

  • F. T. Eggemeier
  • Michael A. Stadler

Organizations

  • Wright State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Biomedical Research
  • Data Analysis
  • Histograms
  • Information Processing
  • Intervals
  • Measurement
  • New York
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Psychology
  • Reaction Time
  • Sensitivity
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Universities
  • Workload

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

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