Attention to Visual Displays During a Vigilance Task
Ii. Maintaining the Level of Vigilance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9619188 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C H BAKER (Medical Research Council, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1959 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 30-36 |
| Publication date | 1959-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1959.tb00678.x |
| PMID | 13628967 |
| OpenAlex | W2616689117 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Analysis of data from an earlier paper by the writer (Baker, 1958) shows that perceptual performance does not necessarily deteriorate daring a typical vigilance task. It was hypothesized that a major determinant of such deterioration is the regularity of signal appearance. An experiment is described here which supports this hypothesis. It is further demonstrated that motor activity markedly increases during a vigilance task, the least active subjects tending to detect more signals
Audiology · Cognitive psychology · Medical emergency · Perception · Poison control · Vigilance (psychology) · Visual attention · Visual perception · Human-Automation Interaction and Safety · Neuroscience · Psychology · Safety Warnings and Signage · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1962 - 1989 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |