Elements of Human Performance

The book focuses on 2 aspects of human performance theory, reaction processes and attention. These apsects are often ignored by treatments of cognitive psychology but are central to understanding an individual's performance.

Andries F. Sanders, Andries Sanders

Contents.Preface. Introduction. Introduction to Reaction Processes. Reaction Processes: General Properties and Models. Reaction Processes: Stage Analysis. Reaction Processes: Effects of Variables. Reaction Processes: Beyond Traditional Choice-Reaction Time. Introduction to Attention. Focused Attention and Search. Automaticity and Divided Attention. Energetics, Stress, and Sustained Attention. The Total Task: Reversal of the Perspective. References. Author Index. Subject Index.