Designing memory aids to facilitate intentions to deviate from routine in an air traffic control simulation
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2009
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Loft, S.
Smith, R.
Bhaskara, A.
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Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 53rd Annual Meeting, 2009; 53(1):56-60
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Shayne Loft, Rebekah E. Smith, & Adella Bhaskara
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Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (53 : 2009 : San Antonio, Texas)
Abstract
In many occupations individuals need to remember to deviate from routine in order to perform intended actions, and a failure to do so can be catastrophic. The effectiveness of two memory aids was examined in an air traffic control simulation. After training on the air traffic control simulation, participants were instructed to press an alternative response key instead of a routine response key when accepting target aircraft into their sector. One type of memory aid presented this instruction constantly on the display screen. Despite this, individuals failed to deviate from routine just as often as when no such memory aid were available. A second memory aid was designed to pulsate (flash) at the time deviation from routine was required. This memory aid improved prospective memory performance. Implications for the design of memory aids for occupations where individuals monitor dynamic multi-item display screens are discussed.
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Also cited as: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting October, held in San Antonio, Texas, October 19-23, 2009: pp.56-60
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Copyright 2009 by Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Inc. All rights reserved.