Personality and physiological correlates of performance decrement on a monotonous task requiring sustained attention.

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• Creators:
  Thackray, Richard I. ; Jones, Karen N. ; Touchstone, Robert M.
• Corporate Creators:
  Civil Aeromedical Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air traffic control
  • Attention
  • Vigilance
  • Automation
  • Distraction
  • Personality
  • Aptitude tests
  • Physiological aspects
  • Performance measurement
  • Heart rate
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FAA-AM-73-14 ; DOT/FAA/AM-73/14
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  OAM report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  The reductions in task load resulting from the increasing automation of air traffic control may actually increase the requirement for controllers to maintain high levels of sustained attention in order to detect infrequent system malfunctions. A previous study indicated that individuals scoring high on a distractibility scale found it difficult to maintain sustained attention on a monotonous, but perceptually demanding, task. ; The present study used the same serial reaction task to study other possible personality, as well as physiological, correlates of individual differences in performance decrement under low task-load conditions.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21033/dot_21033_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 663.22 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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