Why did the pilots shut down the wrong engine? Explaining errors in context using Schema Theory and the Perceptual Cycle Model

Safety Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 300-315

  Plant, Katherine L ^a   Stanton, Neville A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aviation; Human error; Perceptual Cycle Model; Schema

Indexed keywords

CYCLE MODEL; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN ERRORS; SCHEMA; SCHEMA THEORY;

AVIATION;

ERRORS;

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AIRPLANE PILOT; AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORISM; CONATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CRITICAL THINKING; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; JOB EXPERIENCE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERCEPTUAL CYCLE MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SCHEMA THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COGNITION; THEORY;

EID: 82455171974     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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