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- Title
SELECTIVE ATTENTION AND PERFORMANCE IN DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENTS.
- Authors
Baddeley, A. D.
- Abstract
Evidence on human performance in dangerous environments is reviewed and suggests that danger reduces efficiency, except in the case of experienced subjects. Perceptual narrowing is shown to be one source of decrement. It is suggested that danger increases the subject's arousal level which influences performance by producing a narrowing of attention. The nature of the performance decrement and of adaptation to danger are discussed in this context.
- Subjects
DANGER perception; AROUSAL (Physiology); ADAPTABILITY (Personality); NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY perception
- Publication
British Journal of Psychology, 1972, Vol 63, Issue 4, p537
- ISSN
0007-1269
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.2044-8295.1972.tb01304.x