Adopting Stimulus Detection Tasks for Cognitive Workload Assessment: Some Considerations.
Hum Factors
; : 187208241228049, 2024 Jan 21.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This article tackles the issue of correct data interpretation when using stimulus detection tasks for determining the operator's workload.BACKGROUND:
Stimulus detection tasks are a relative simple and inexpensive means of measuring the operator's state. While stimulus detection tasks may be better geared to measure conditions of high workload, adopting this approach for the assessment of low workload may be more problematic.METHOD:
This mini-review details the use of common stimulus detection tasks and their contributions to the Human Factors practice. It also borrows from the conceptual framework of the inverted-U shape model to discuss the issue of data interpretation.RESULTS:
The evidence being discussed here highlights a clear limitation of stimulus detection task paradigms.CONCLUSION:
There is an inherent risk in using a unidimensional tool like stimulus detection tasks as the primary source of information for determining the operator's psychophysiological state. APPLICATION Two recommendations are put forward to Human Factors researchers and practitioners dealing with the interpretation conundrum of dealing with stimulus detection tasks.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hum Factors
Año:
2024
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Article
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Canadá