Effects of sensory modality and task duration on performance, workload, and stress in sustained attention

Human Factors

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 219-233

  Szalma, James L ^a   Warm, Joel S ^b   Matthews, Gerald ^b   Dember, William N ^b   Weiler, Ernest M ^b   Meier, Ashley ^b   Eggemeier, F Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MEDICAL IMAGING; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

SENSORY MODALITY; SIGNAL DURATION; SUSTAINED ATTENTION; TASK DURATION;

SENSORY PERCEPTION;

ACCURACY; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTOMATION; HEARING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; WORKLOAD; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 4644243810     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/hfes.46.2.219.37334     Document Type: Article

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