Chapter 11: Mental Workload, Stress and Individual Differences: Cognitive and Neuroergonomic Approaches Slide Template
THE NEUROERGONOMIC APPROACH
MENTAL WORKLOAD
Workload Overload Relative/absolute workload Predictive models Workload assessment
Workload Overload
Reserve Capacity Region Relative predictions
Measures of Mental Workload and Reserve Capacity Behavioral measures Secondary tasks Subjective measures Purpose of workload assessment
Neuroergonomics of Workload Overview EEG Event-related potentials Ultrasound measures of cerebral blood flow Near infrared spectroscopy and cerebral oxygenation
Neuroergonomics of Workload Heart-rate variability Pupil diameter Visual scanning, entropy, and the “nearest neighbor index” Costs and benefits of physiological measures of workload
Relationship between Workload Measures Dissociation Effort and the number of tasks
Consequences of Workload Adaptation
STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL AROUSAL, AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE
The Yerkes Dodson Law
Arousal Theory Transactional and Cognitive Appraisal Theories of Stress Stress Effects on Performance
Stress Components Effects Selective attention: Narrowing Selective attention :Distraction Working memory loss Preservation
Stress Components Effects Strategic control Recruitment of more resources Remove the stressor Change the goals of the task Do nothing
Stress Remediation Environmental solutions Design solutions Training
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
Ability Differences in Multitasking Differences in Working Memory Molecular Genetics and Individual Differences in Cognition Brain Computer Interfaces for Healthy and Disabled Individuals