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The event-related brain potential as an index of attention allocation in complex displaysThe advantages of employing the event-related brain potential (ERP) in the assessment of allocation of attention in dynamic environments are discussed. Three experiments are presented in which the P300 component of the ERP is demonstrated to be a useful index of subjects' locus of attention. The first two experiments were concerned with the allocation of attention during discrete and continuous visual monitoring tasks. The results indicated that a P300 was elicited only by stimuli to which the subject had to attend in order to perform successfully the task. The third experiment was conducted to assess the sensitivity of P300 to the manner in which attention is allocated to different aspects of a display during the performance of a 3-dimensional target acquisition task. The amplitude of the P300 was found to reflect differences between two levels of workload, as well as the task relevance of the stimuli. The results of the experiments are discussed in terms of their utility in the evaluation of the design of man-machine systems as well as in the study of the allocation of attention in operational environments.
Document ID
19820039393
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Wickens, C. D.
(Illinois Univ. Champaign, IL, United States)
Heffley, E. F.
(Illinois Univ. Champaign, IL, United States)
Kramer, A. F.
(Illinois Univ. Champaign, IL, United States)
Donchin, E.
(Illinois, University Champaign, IL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1980
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Meeting
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Start Date: October 13, 1980
End Date: October 17, 1980
Sponsors: Human Factors Society
Accession Number
82A22928
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: JPL-955610
CONTRACT_GRANT: F49620-79-C-0233
CONTRACT_GRANT: N00014-76-C-0002
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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