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Vigilance : the problem of sustained attention /
Vigilance: The Problem of Sustained Attention deals with vigilance and how the ability to sustain attention is influenced by certain definite conditions of the external and internal environment. Topics covered range from factors affecting vigilance performance to the physiological correlates of vigi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
[1971]
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| Edición: | [1st ed.]. |
| Colección: | International series in experimental psychology ;
v. 13. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Vigilance: The Problem of Sustained Attention; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2. FACTORS INFLUENCING VIGILANCE PERFORMANCE; A. Signal Frequency; B. Stimulus Frequency; C. Signal-to-Stimulus Ratio; D. Signal Magnitude; E. Signal Distribution; F. Task Complexity; G. Knowledge of Results; H. Personality; I. Sensory Restriction; J. Noise; K. Location of Critical Signals; L. Inter- and Intra-modality Stability of Vigilance Performance; M. Intelligence; N. Age; O. Summary of Additional Findings
- CHAPTER 3. PHYSIOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF VIGILANCE PERFORMANCEA. Electroencephalography; B. Galvanic Skin Resistance (GSR); C. Cortical Evoked Potentials; D. Other Physiological Indices; CHAPTER 4. THEORIES OF VIGILANCE PERFORMANCE; A. Inhibition Theory; B. Reinforcement Theory; C. Filter Theory; D. Expectancy Theory; E. Arousal Theory; F. Signal Detection Theory; G. IAF Signal Detection Theory; CHAPTER 5. RELATED THEORIES AND PHENOMENA; A. Arousal Theory; B. Time Error; CHAPTER 6. CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION; A. Factors Which Influence Vigilance Performance
- B. The Relationship Between Arousal and Vigilance PerformanceC. Towards a Theoretical Understanding; D. The Need for a New Approach; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES