Attention : from theory to practice /
Attention has been one of the most popular subjects in basic cognitive-psychology research, and so its study has generated much empirical data and many theoretical explanations. Leading researchers explain how advantage can be taken of all the knowledge amassed on attention in basic-science research...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York ; Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
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| Series: | Human technology interaction series.
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Table of Contents:
- Contributors; Part I. Toward a Practical View of Attention: Theoretical and Methodological Issues; 1 Attention: From History to Application; 2 Attention and Its Allocation: Fragments of a Model; 3 Capturing Attention in the Laboratory and the Real World; 4 Elaborations of the Multiple-Resource Theory of Attention; Part II. Emerging Issues in Applied Attention Theory; 5 Individual Differences in Attention and Working Memory: A Molecular Genetic Approach; 6 Affect, Attention, and Automation; 7 Monitoring a Nuclear Power Plant; 8 The Functional Task Environment
- Part III. Attention and Driving9 Multitasking in the Automobile; 10 Novice Driver Crashes: Failure to Divide Attention or Failure to Recognize Risks; Part IV. Attention and Aging; 11 Attention Goes Home: Support for Aging Adults; 12 The Dynamics of Attention and Aging; Part V. Attention and Interface Design; 13 Multiple-Resource Theory as a Basis for Multimodal Interface Design: Success Stories, Qualifications, and Research Needs; 14 Cross-Modal Interactions between Sensory Modalities: Implications for the Design of Multisensory Displays; Part VI. Attention and Training
- 15 Emphasis Change as a Training Protocol for High-Demand Tasks16 Prospective Memory, Concurrent Task Management, and Pilot Error; Part VII. Future Directions; 17 Attention to Attention and Its Applications: A Concluding View; Author Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W