The 32nd Conference Of The European Association For Aviation Psychology (EAAP) - Thinking, High And Low: Cognition And Decision Making In Aviation
Abstract
EAAP, founded 1956 in The Netherlands by 9 European psychologists, promotes thestudy of psychology and the application of psychology and human factors in aviation for thecontinuous improvement of aviation safety and efficiency. The biannual EAAP conferencesaim to bring together people working in the field of aviation psychology and human factors,either as researchers, teachers, practitioners or students, and to encourage them to sharetheir latest findings and experience. People working in related fields, like aerospacemedicine, and those with mere interest in aviation psychology are also very welcome.‘‘Thinking, High and Low: Cognition and Decision Making in Aviation’’ will be the maintheme for the EAAP32 (ref. Daniel Kahneman “Thinking, Fast and Slow”). How can weimprove operational and managerial decision making in aviation? How can we improve ourjudgment and problem solving capabilities? What can psychological research tell us? Whatroles should design, selection, training and investigation play? What should we know aboutour personal biases and how to overcome them? What roles do fatigue, fitness and mentalhealth play?
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Dec 05, 2016
- Source ID
- FA95501610550
Entities
People
- Andre Droog
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force