MENTAL WORKLOAD AND SITUATION AWARENESS: ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS FOR AVIATION PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE. IN PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF AVIATION PSYCHOLOGY

The organizing principle behind this paper is that mental workload and situational awareness are key concepts in aviation psychology. The two concepts capture important aspects of the pilot's reactions to the current task environment and his or her performance. A complete understanding of the pilot's state requires that both mental workload and situation awareness must be measured. Research combining these approaches is important because it will provide the most powerful test of the utility of mental workload and situation awareness as a meta-measure for characterizing the demands of aviation on human cognitive capabilities.

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  Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • Vidulich, M A
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 115-146
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  • Publication of: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Incorporated
  • Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airline pilots; Aviation; Awareness; Cognition; Human factors; Mental condition; Performance evaluations; Psychology; Safety; Workload
• Uncontrolled Terms: Mental workload
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00965666
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0805833900
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 10 2003 12:00AM