Training and subjective workload in a category search taskThis study examined automaticity as a means by which training influences mental workload. Two groups were trained in a category search task. One group received a training paradigm designed to promote the development of automaticity; the other group received a training paradigm designed to prohibit it. Resultant performance data showed the expected improvement as a result of the development of automaticity. Subjective workload assessments mirrored the performance results in most respects. The results supported the position that subjective mental workload assessments may be sensitive to the effect of training when it produces a lower level of cognitive load.
Document ID
19870045784
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Vidulich, Michael A. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Pandit, Parimal (San Jose State University CA, United States)