Stress and operator decision making in coping with emergencies

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-104

  Kontogiannis, Tom ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; MONITORING; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; PERFORMANCE; PERSONNEL;

EMERGENCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS; QUASI ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

EID: 0030192747     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.1996.0043     Document Type: Article

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