Auditory and visual distractor decrement in older worker manual assembly task learning: Impact of spatial reasoning, field independence, and level of education

Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 300-317

  Wiker, S F ^a   Schwerha, D J ^a,b   Jaraiedi, M ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

^b Ohio University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DIFFERENCES; AGE GROUPS; AUDITORY DISTRACTION; COVARIATES; FORMAL EDUCATION; INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; LEARNING CRITERION; LEARNING PERFORMANCE; MANUAL ASSEMBLY; SPATIAL REASONING; TASK LEARNING;

EDUCATION;

EID: 70349528157     PISSN: 10908471     EISSN: 15206564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hfm.20161     Document Type: Article

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