The laudable effort by Strayer and his colleagues to derive a systematic method to assess forms of cognitive distraction in the automobile is beset by the problem of nonstationary in driver response capacity. At the level of the overall goal of driving, this problem...
Brain processes responsible for the error-related negativity (ERN) evoked response potential (ERP) have historically been studied in highly controlled laboratory experiments through presentation of simple visual stimuli. The present work describes the first...
Objective: We examine how transitions in task demand are manifested in mental workload and performance in a dual-task setting. Background: Hysteresis has been defined as the ongoing influence of demand levels prior to a demand transition. Authors...
Cyber-defenders face lengthy, repetitive work assignments with few critical signals and little control over what transpires. Their task is one of vigilance, well studied in contexts including air traffic control and medical monitoring....
This paper is the winner of the 2017 Human Factor’s Prize! Rare signals are more difficult to find, even when taking into account their low occurrence. This phenomenon is termed “the prevalence effect”, and these failures-to-find represent diminished...
