| Автор | Carpenter, A. |
| Дата выпуска | 1950 |
| dc.description | AbstractAn experiment was made to determine the extent to which the performance of a tracking task was adversely influenced by simulated tropical environmental conditions, by comparing this effect with that of loading the control handle with weights. The pursuitmeter used was similar to that used by Mackworth (1948) when he showed that the accuracy of performance was reduced under tropical conditions. The score of error was the total angular separation between the target and follower pointers expressed in arbitrary units. It was found that as the room temperature was raised from approximately 80° to 90° on the Effective Temperature scale, this score increased in the ratio 1–13, an increase which was also obtained by increasing the load on the control handle from 8 to 30 lb. There were also indications that the effect of room temperature was greater with higher handle loads. The effect on performance was not correlated with rectal temperature or with the amount of weight lost. |
| Формат | application.pdf |
| Издатель | Taylor & Francis Group |
| Копирайт | Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC |
| Название | A comparison of the influence of handle load and of unfavourable atmospheric conditions on a tracking task |
| Тип | research-article |
| DOI | 10.1080/17470215008416568 |
| Print ISSN | 0033-555X |
| Журнал | Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology |
| Том | 2 |
| Первая страница | 1 |
| Последняя страница | 6 |
| Аффилиация | Carpenter, A.; Medical Research Council Applied Psychology Unit |
| Выпуск | 1 |
| Библиографическая ссылка | Mackworth, N. H. 1950. Researches on the measurement of human performance Medical Research Council, Special Report No. 268 |
| Библиографическая ссылка | Mackworth, N. H. 1946. Effects of heat and high humidity on wireless telegraphy operators' hearing and recording Morse messages. Brit. J. Indust. Med., 3: 143 |
| Библиографическая ссылка | Hick, W. E. 1946. The effect of heavy loads on hand wheel tracking Unpublished report, RNP46/313, to the Royal Naval Personnel Research Committee of the Medical Research Council |
