Applying Psychological Science to Examine Prospective Memory in Simulated Air Traffic Control

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 326-331

  Loft, Shayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

air traffic control; human error; memory aids; prospective memory; spatial context

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908614899     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721414545214     Document Type: Article

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