Differences in Multitask Resource Reallocation after Change in Task Values

Human Factors

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1128-1142

  Matton, Nadine ^a   Paubel, Pierre ^a   Cegarra, Julien ^a   Raufaste, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

adaptability; attentional processes; experience; eye tracking; time sharing

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING;

ADAPTABILITY; EXPERIENCE; EYE-TRACKING; EYE-TRACKING STUDIES; MULTITASKING ENVIRONMENTS; NOCV1; RESOURCE ALLOCATION STRATEGIES; RESOURCE REALLOCATION; TIME-SHARING;

MULTITASKING;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE TRACKING; HUMAN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; ADULT; AIRPLANE PILOT; EDUCATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; PILOTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84994476858     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720816662543     Document Type: Article

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