Task Re-Categorization for Reducing the Attentional Demands in the Cockpit

1994 ◽  
Vol 38 (15) ◽  
pp. 964-964
Author(s):  
Daniel P. McDonald ◽  
Richard D. Gilson
Keyword(s):  
Attentional Demands

Measuring Attentional Demand in Continuous Dual-task Performance

1997 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 821-840 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick A. Bourke
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Dual Task ◽  
Alternative Possibility ◽  
Interval Scale ◽  
Attentional Demand ◽  
Attentional Demands ◽  
Intuitive Appeal ◽  
Dual Task Performance ◽  
General Limit ◽  
Dual Task Interference

Despite its intuitive appeal, the commonly held assumption that there is some general limitation on dual-task performance has been shown to be seriously flawed (Allport 1980; Navon 1984). Central to this has been the inability to measure the attentional demands of tasks, without which there is no way to determine whether their joint demands exceed the hypothetical general limit. In the absence of such a measure, dual-task interference can always be explained by the alternative possibility that specific interference has occurred. A method is described in which the attentional demands of tasks can be measured and cross validated by the use of two scales. Two experiments are described in which a general attentional limit is found; the measurement of attentional demand is consistent across scales and can be made at a level of precision approximating that of an interval scale.

0170 Identifying Skill Level Differences In Simulated Laparoscopic Scenarios Under High And Low Attentional Demands

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Rees ◽  
Allistair McRobert ◽  
Joe Causer ◽  
Mark Williams ◽  
Bryn Baxendale
Keyword(s):  
Skill Level ◽  
Attentional Demands

Characterising comprehension difficulties after right brain damage: Attentional demands of suppression function

Aphasiology ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (4-6) ◽  
pp. 559-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Connie A. Tompkins ◽  
Margaret Lehman Blake ◽  
Annette Baumgaertner ◽  
Wiltrud Fassbinder
Keyword(s):  
Brain Damage ◽  
Attentional Demands ◽  
Right Brain

Difficulty matters: Unspecific attentional demands as a major determinant of performance highlighted by clinical studies

2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 680-681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Bonato ◽  
Marco Zorzi ◽  
Carlo Umiltà
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Task Difficulty ◽  
Right Hemisphere ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Major Determinant ◽  
Dual Tasks ◽  
Attentional Demands

AbstractThe cognitive impairments shown by brain-damaged patients emphasize the role of task difficulty as a major determinant for performance. We discuss the proposal of Kurzban et al. in light of our findings on right-hemisphere–damaged patients, who show increasing awareness deficits for the contralesional hemispace when engaged with resource-consuming dual tasks. This phenomenon is readily explained by the assumption of unspecific depletable resources.

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