Juggling multiple tasks: A rational analysis of multitasking in a synthetic task environment

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1142-1146

  Neth, Hansjörg ^a   Khemlani, Sangeet S ^a   Oppermann, Brittney ^a   Gray, Wayne D ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; HUMAN ENGINEERING; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; SCADA SYSTEMS;

LEARNING CURVE; RATIONAL ANALYSIS; SYNTHETIC TASK;

MULTITASKING;

EID: 44349190785     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/154193120605001106     Document Type: Conference Paper

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