Abstract
This paper examines the effects of stress on sustained attention. With recognition of the task itself as the major source of cognitive stress, a dynamic model is presented that addresses the effects of stress on vigilance and, potentially, a wide variety of attention-demanding performance tasks.
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Vigilance (psychology)Cognitive psychologyVariety (cybernetics)Stress (linguistics)CognitionComputer scienceSelective attentionPsychologyArtificial intelligenceNeuroscience
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- 1989
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- article
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 519-537
- Citations
- 815
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Peter A. Hancock
(1989).
A Dynamic Model of Stress and Sustained Attention.
Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
, 31
(5)
, 519-537.
https://doi.org/10.1177/001872088903100503
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- DOI
- 10.1177/001872088903100503