Cognitive Determinants of Pilots' Effectiveness Under a False Horizon Illusion

This study examined the influence of field dependence on susceptibility to the false horizon illusion. Additionally, it investigated how executive functions might mediate this susceptibility. Sixty-six military pilots performed an experimental task on the Hyperion flight simulator and a number of computerized tasks that assessed their working memory and attentional processes. All pilots succumbed to the false horizon illusion. A sloping cloud had the most impact on the flight profile accuracy in field-dependent pilots. Cognitive predictors of spatial disorientation were different for field-dependent, independent, and intermediate pilots.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1080/10508414.2013.799363
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/21653673
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Taylor and Francis.
• Authors:
  • Bednarek, Hanna
  • Truszczynski, Olaf
  • Wutke, Karolina
• Publication Date: 2013-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 267-287
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Aviation Psychology
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1050-8414
  • EISSN: 1532-7108
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hiap20/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pilots; Attention; Aviation safety; Cognition; Flight simulators; Memory; Visual perception
• Uncontrolled Terms: Perception illusions; Spatial disorientation
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01490214
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 2013 9:05AM