Auditory Pattern Memory and Group Signal Detection

Abstract

This project examined how human listeners discriminate temporal patterns and how groups of human observers detect signals presented on complex visual displays. The experiments with temporally-coded auditory patterns showed how listeners' attention is influenced by the position and the amount of information carried by different segments of the pattern. Analyses of group signal detection included mathematical analyses, computer simulations, and human experiments. These analyses specified the effects on performance of team member ability, team decision rule, correlation between member judgments, and type of member interaction. The results of this research may be useful for improving the design of auditory display systems and for optimizing the performance of decision making teams.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA332882

Entities

People

  • Robert D. Sorkin

Organizations

  • University of Florida

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Computer Simulations
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electrical Engineering
  • False Alarms
  • Frequency
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematical Models
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Psychology
  • Recognition
  • Signal Detection
  • Social Psychology
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Distributions
  • Students

Readers

  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.