Minimizing the disruptive effects of prospective memory in simulated air traffic control

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 254-265

  Loft, Shayne ^a   Smith, Rebekah E ^b   Remington, Roger W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air traffic control; Attention; Automation; External aids; Prospective memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIATION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

AVIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884695552     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034141     Document Type: Article

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