Selection for vigilance assignments: a review and proposed new direction

Reinerman-Jones, Lauren; Matthews, Gerald; Langheim, Lisa K.; Warm, Joel S.

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“…These changes from resting baseline resemble a vigilance task. Operators in vigilance tasks are most frequently highly motivated individuals who find it difficult to maintain attention to the task over time and thus workload increases (Reinerman-Jones et al 2011). The difference between experiencers and non-experiencers of AW might then also be a result of motivation and pre-existing expectations.…”

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Neurophenomenology: an integrated approach to exploring awe and wonder¹

Reinerman-Jones

Sollins

Gallagher

et al. 2013

South African Journal of Philosophy

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Astronauts often report experiences of awe and wonder while traveling in space. This paper addresses the question of whether awe and wonder can be scientifically investigated in a simulated space travel scenario using a neurophenomenological method. To answer this question, we created a mixed-reality simulation similar to the environment of the International Space Station. Portals opened to display simulations of Earth or Deep Space. However, the challenge still remained of how to best capture the resulting experience of participants. We could use psychological methods, neuroscientific methods or philosophical methods. Each of these approaches offer many benefits, but each is also limited. Neurophenomenology capitalises on and integrates all three methods. We employed questionnaires from psychology, electroencephalography, electrocardiography, and functional near-infrared spectroscopy from neuroscience, and a phenomenological interview technique from philosophy. This neurophenomenological method enabled extensive insight in experiencers and non-experiencers of awe and wonder (AW) in a simulated space scenario that otherwise would not have been possible. Traditional empirical analyses were completed, followed by individual differences analyses using interview transcriptions paired with physiological responses. Experiencers of AW showed differences in theta and beta activity throughout the brain compared to non-experiencers. Questionnaires indicated that non-experiencers of AW gave more positive responses of religious and spiritual practices than experiencers of AW. Interviews showed that awe and wonder were more likely to occur when watching the simulated Earth view instead of the Deep Space view. Our study is a successful example of neurophenomenology, a powerful and promising interdisciplinary approach for future studies of complex states of experience. BackgroundHouston, we are ready for launch. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Lift-off! Reading this sequence brings to mind a variety of feelings or experiences. However, research

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Neurophenomenology: an integrated approach to exploring awe and wonder¹

Reinerman-Jones

Sollins

Gallagher

et al. 2013

South African Journal of Philosophy

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“…Other examples of task stimuli that have been used in vigilance research include detecting different line lengths (Becker, Warm, and Dember 1994), relative lightness of pairs of circles ), differentiating between 'O's, 'D's and backwards 'D's (Helton et al 2008(Helton et al , 2010Temple et al 2000), symbols of aircraft flying in circular patterns (Funke et al 2010), air traffic control displays which show flight paths represented as lines Reinerman-Jones et al 2011), and discriminations among digit pairs that meet a preset mathematical criterion (Deaton and Parasuraman 1993;Szalma and Teo 2012;. In virtually all of these cases, the stimuli to be inspected were presented in a series of individual discrete trials.…”

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Vigilance on the move: video game-based measurement of sustained attention

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“…Consequently, there is a need to find ways to enhance signal detection in vigilance tasks. Solutions toward that end have included psychophysical techniques to amplify signal visibility, pharmacological aids for observers in the form of stimulant drugs, training regimens to foster operator familiarity with the vigilance task involved, and procedures to augment the selection of individuals who are best suited for the task to be performed (Craig, 1984;Fisk & Schneider, 1981;Lieberman, Coffey, & Kobrick, 1998;Reinerman-Jones, Matthews, Langheim, & Warm, 2011;Warm et al, 2015). Another potential solution to enhance signal detection is the use of groups of observers rather than single individuals under the assumption that "two heads are better than one" (Wiener, 1964).…”

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The Independence and Interdependence of Coacting Observers in Regard to Performance Efficiency, Workload, and Stress in a Vigilance Task

Funke¹,

Warm

Baldwin

et al. 2016

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Objective: We investigated performance, workload, and stress in groups of paired observers who performed a vigilance task in a coactive (independent) manner.Background: Previous studies have demonstrated that groups of coactive observers detect more signals in a vigilance task than observers working alone. Therefore, the use of such groups might be effective in enhancing signal detection in operational situations. However, concern over appearing less competent than one's cohort might induce elevated levels of workload and stress in coactive group members and thereby undermine group performance benefits. Accordingly, we performed the initial experiment comparing workload and stress in observers who performed a vigilance task coactively with those of observers who performed the vigilance task alone.Method: Observers monitored a video display for collision flight paths in a simulated unmanned aerial vehicle control task. Self-reports of workload and stress were secured via the NASA-Task Load Index and the Dundee Stress State Questionnaire, respectively.Results: Groups of coactive observers detected significantly more signals than did single observers. Coacting observers did not differ significantly from those operating by themselves in terms of workload but did in regard to stress; posttask distress was significantly lower for coacting than for single observers.Conclusion: Performing a visual vigilance task in a coactive manner with another observer does not elevate workload above that of observers working alone and serves to attenuate the stress associated with vigilance task performance.Application: The use of coacting observers could be an effective vehicle for enhancing performance efficiency in operational vigilance.

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Selection for vigilance assignments: a review and proposed new direction

Cited by 41 publications

References 137 publications

Neurophenomenology: an integrated approach to exploring awe and wonder¹

Neurophenomenology: an integrated approach to exploring awe and wonder¹

Vigilance on the move: video game-based measurement of sustained attention

The Independence and Interdependence of Coacting Observers in Regard to Performance Efficiency, Workload, and Stress in a Vigilance Task

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Selection for vigilance assignments: a review and proposed new direction

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Vigilance on the move: video game-based measurement of sustained attention

The Independence and Interdependence of Coacting Observers in Regard to Performance Efficiency, Workload, and Stress in a Vigilance Task

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