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A control theory model for human decision makingThe optimal control model for pilot-vehicle systems has been extended to handle certain types of human decision tasks. The model for decision making incorporates the observation noise, optimal estimation, and prediction concepts that form the basis of the model for control behavior. Experiments are described for the following task situations: (1) single decision tasks; (2) two decision tasks; and (3) simultaneous manual control and decision tasks. Using fixed values for model parameters, single-task and two-task decision performance scores to within an accuracy of 10 percent can be predicted. The experiment on simultaneous control and decision indicates the presence of task interference in this situation, but the results are not adequate to allow a conclusive test of the predictive capability of the model.
Document ID
19730001380
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Levison, W. H.
(Bolt, Beranek, and Newman, Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1972
Publication Information
Publication: NASA, Washington 7th Ann. Conf. on Manual Control
Subject Category
Biotechnology
Accession Number
73N10107
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS2-5884
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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