Individual differences and behavioral interventions to improve remote vehicle operation
Abstract
The goal of the proposed 3-year research plan, headed by Dr. C. Shawn Green at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is two-fold. Und,er Project 1 we seek to uncover individual difference predictors of the rate at which individuals acquire and/or generalize skills i,n a highly Naval relevant domain (remote vehicle/drone piloting). Key individual difference predictors include history of video game, play, as well as personality (e.g., openness to experience, sensitivity to punishment) and cognitive (e.g., speed of processing, fl,uid intelligence) factors. Then, under Project 2, we will examine the potential to use dedicated behavioral training to enhance the,efficiency with which these skills are acquired and/or the rate at which the learning generalizes to new contexts. The two projects,build directly upon our previous research that has examined individual differences in learning and learning generalization abilities, as well as research that has demonstrated the potential for action video game play to facilitate learning generalization. Specifica,lly, the projects will take advantage of new theory, methodology, and statistical analysis tools to differentiate between two distin,ct forms of generalization (immediate transfer and learning to learn) that might be at play. The proposed work will therefore act as, a bridge between this previous work, which has utilized extremely basic learning tasks (i.e., those involving single sensory modali,ties like vision, and simple binary decisions), and more complex and more real-world relevant learning tasks (i.e., a task that re,quires integration of multiple sensory modalities, complex motor planning, etc.). The planned research thus speaks directly to a num,ber of areas of key research concentration including: (1) improving behavioral assessment and modeling of individual development of,naval skills and (2) developing technologies for improving the rate of personalized training. The agency for this proposal is ONR un,der the BAA Number N00014-19-S-B001 (Code 341, Cognizant Project Officer: Dr. Ray PEREZ).
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 08, 2022
- Source ID
- N000142212283
Entities
People
- Christopher M. Green
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Wisconsin System