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Primary Task Distraction. MAJ Shane Grass LCDR Eric McMullen Advisor: Dr. Ji Hyun Yang. Basic Construct. People have a limited capacity to divide attention At what point does divided attention affect performance of a primary task?
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Primary Task Distraction MAJ Shane Grass LCDR Eric McMullen Advisor: Dr. Ji Hyun Yang
Basic Construct • People have a limited capacity to divide attention • At what point does divided attention affect performance of a primary task? • Officers conducting operational tasks such as driving a ship or flying an aircraft are often inundated with reports and relevant secondary tasks • Pertinent to primary task • Have the potential to distract, degrading primary task • Proposal: Investigation into distractions’ effects • May significantly hinder operator perform. • Give the military insight into effective task completion
Basic Construct Inter-plane Following Distance
Inspiration: CRM • 7 CRM Principals for Mission Accomplishment • M – Mission Analysis • C – Communication • S – Situational Awareness (SA) • A – Assertiveness • L – Leadership • A – Adaptability / Flexibility • D – Decision Making • Workload = D + A/F + S + C + M + L • (not Assertiveness)
Past Research – Car Example Strayer, D. L., Drews, F. a, & Crouch, D. J. (2006). A comparison of the cell phone driver and the drunk driver. Human factors, 48(2), 381-91.
Other Related Studies • Mulligan, N. W. (2002). Attention and perceptual implicit memory: effects of selective versus divided attention and number of visual objects. Psychological research, 66(3), 157-65. • Ratwani, R., & Trafton, J. G. (2010). An eye movement analysis of the effect of interruption modality on primary task resumption. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 52(3), 370-380. • Steelman, K. S., McCarley, J. S., & Wickens, C. D. (2011). Modeling the control of attention in visual workspaces. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 53(2), 142-153. • Troyer, a K., & Craik, F. I. (2000). The effect of divided attention on memory for items and their context. Canadian journal of experimental psychology = Revue canadienne de psychologieexpérimentale, 54(3), 161-71. • Wickens, C. D. (2008). Multiple resources and mental workload. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 50(3), 449-455.
3 Groups: A (3) – P X O B (3) – P O X C (3) – P O O Pilot Study
Proposed Research • F-18 (C/E) • Distraction: • Traditional • UAV Supervisory • Feedback: • IV: • Distractions • DV • Following Distance • Stick/Throttle • Bio-harness • Feedback (subjective)