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Attention and automation: New perspectives on mental underload and performance

Last updated on 01 September 2014 2:15

This study reviews theories of attention, as well as literature on mental workload and automation, to synthesise a new explanation for the effects of mental workload on performance. It addresses the gap in the literature for explanations of why mental workload should be detrimental to performance. It places particular emphasis...

Author(s): Young Mark S.;Stanton Neville A.

Organisation(s): Brunel University ; Taylor and Francis ;

2002

United Kingdom

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