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Document ID (ISN)57681
CIS number 92-430
ISBN(s) 0-85066-757-7
Year 1991
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Damos D.L.
Title Multiple-task performance
Bibliographic information Taylor and Francis Ltd., Rankine Road, Basingstoke, Hants RG24 OPR, United Kingdom, 1991. xi, 469p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Index. Price: GBP 49.00.
Abstract This textbook approaches the subject of multiple-task performance from a human factors perspective with an emphasis on practical problems and applied research. There are 4 parts: Part 1 concerns theories of multiple-task performance and provides an overview of the types of models used to describe it; Part 2 concerns learning and performance and includes chapters on learning and motor performance; Part 3 covers mental workload and assessment techniques; Part 4 discusses individual differences and age-related factors.
Descriptors (primary) cognitive performance; training material; human factors; mental workload
Descriptors (secondary) vigilance tasks; ergonomics; age-linked differences; training manuals; workload assessment; manuals
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceUSA
Subject(s) Ergonomics and work organization
Broad subject area(s) Physiology, ergonomics
Browse category(ies) OSH training
Psychological factors
Mental workload