The effect of choice on performance of vigilance tasks

Abstract

This was a replication of a study performed by Szalma and Hancock (2006). The goal of the research was to determine whether a participant's choice (or perceived choice) of an "easy" or "hard" task had a significant effect on their performances on vigilance tasks. There were 2 groups of participants; each group chose their task difficulty and the first group received their choice, while the second group received the opposite condition of that which they requested. Research on factors which affect vigilance has practical implications for areas such as military surveillance and quality control, which require employees to observe monitors for extended periods of time for rare instances of critical signals.

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Thesis Completion

2008

Semester

Spring

Advisor

Szalma, James

Degree

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

College

College of Sciences

Degree Program

Psychology

Subjects

Arts and Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic;Dissertations, Academic -- Arts and Sciences

Format

Print

Identifier

DP0022219

Language

English

Access Status

Open Access

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Document Type

Honors in the Major Thesis

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