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Pub. period:1987-1995
Pub. count:7
Number of co-authors:7
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Phil L. Acquaro:1Derek Miller:1Scott F. Shacklett:1 Productive colleagues
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Publications by Anthony J. Aretz (bibliography)
Aretz, Anthony J., Shacklett, Scott F., Acquaro, Phil L. and Miller, Derek (1995): Prediction of Pilot Subjective Workload Ratings. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 39th Annual Meeting 1995. pp. 94-97.
“This paper investigated potential variables that predict pilot subjective workload ratings. A correlational design was used to regress NASA TLX subjective workload ratings onto four independent variables (the number of concurrent tasks, task type, task combination, and flight experience). A pilot selection simulator was used to present five different flight tasks, in different combinations, to 15 cadets at the USAF Academy. The results indicated the number of concurrent tasks had the largest impact on subjective workload ratings, followed by subjects' flight experience. The data also showed that the effort dimension of the NASA TLX contributed the most variance to the overall weighted workload ratings. The implication for theoreticians and designers is that the number of concurrent tasks, experience, and perceived effort seem to be key contributor to subjective workload ratings.”
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Sojourner, Russell J., Aretz, Anthony J. and Vance, Kristen M. (1993): Teaching an Introductory Course in Human Factors Engineering: A Successful Learning Experience. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 37th Annual Meeting 1993. pp. 456-460.
“The ideal structure for an introductory human factors engineering course has received widespread interest. A common issue involves the need to supply students with hands-on experience in design and applications. Such experience was provided by a recently revised course at the United States Air Force Academy. Course objectives stressed critical thinking through collaborative and interactive learning. Material was taught at a general conceptual level, and in-class exercises were extensively incorporated. To facilitate hands-on learning and critical thinking, the course was structured around a series of design projects, performed both individually and in groups. To measure success, standardized student critique data were collected and compared with the previous year. Results showed strong student agreement in the belief that the course stimulated both human factors knowledge and thinking skills. In addition, there was a significant increase in overall student evaluations from the previous year. These findings appear to validate the use of hands-on collaborative learning to augment the teaching of human factors concepts and theory.”
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Aretz, Anthony J. (1992): Perceptual Skill and the Cerebral Hemispheres. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 36th Annual Meeting 1992. pp. 1373-1377.
“The purpose of this experiment was to determine if there is a relationship between the development of a perceptual skill and the visual field of presentation for verbal and spatial stimuli. Subjects performed an extended practice Sternberg task in which targets were presented in either the left visual field (LVP) or right visual field (RVF). Both verbal (letters) and spatial (3x3 grid patterns) stimuli were used. The results indicated that visual field was not a significant factor for simple verbal stimuli. However, there was an initial LVF, or right hemisphere (RH), advantage for spatial stimuli that switched to a RVF, or left hemisphere (LH), advantage after a skill develops. These data support an analytic role for the LH, which may be the focus for feature detection expertise. Another finding was that individual differences in cerebral dominance may influence the development of perceptual skill. Together these data shed light on possible biological constraints of human information processing models.”
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Aretz, Anthony J. (1990): Map Display Design. In: D., Woods, and E., Roth, (eds.) Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 34th Annual Meeting 1990, Santa Monica, USA. pp. 89-93.
“This paper presents a cognitive model of a pilot's navigation task and describes an experiment comparing a visual momentum map display to the traditional track-up and north-up approaches. The data show the advantage to a track-up map is its congruence with the ego-centered forward view; however, the development of survey knowledge is hindered by the inconsistency of the rotating display. The stable alignment of a north-up map aids the acquisition of survey knowledge, but there is a cost associated with the mental rotation of the display to a track-up alignment for ego-centered tasks. The results also show that visual momentum can be used to reduce the mental rotation costs of a north-up display.”
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Aretz, Anthony J. (1989): Spatial Cognition and Navigation. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 33rd Annual Meeting 1989. pp. 8-12.
“This paper describes an experiment that provides data for the development of a cognitive model of pilot flight navigation. The experiment characterizes navigational awareness as the mental alignment of two frames of reference: 1) the ego centered reference frame that is established by the forward view out of the cockpit, and 2) the world centered reference frame that is established by the aircraft's location on a map. The data support a model involving at least two components: 1) the perceptual encoding of the navigational landmarks, and 2) the mental rotation of the map's world reference frame into alignment with the ego centered reference frame. The quantitative relationships of these two factors are provided as possible inputs for a computational model of spatial cognition during flight navigation.”
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Aretz, Anthony J. (1988): A Model of Electronic Map Interpretation. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 32nd Annual Meeting 1988. pp. 130-134.
“This paper describes an experiment that provides data for the development of a cognitive model of pilot flight navigation. The model views navigation as a process involving the alignment of mental images with the perceptual view out of the cockpit. The data support a three stage model: 1) the perceptual encoding of the map display, 2) mental rotation of the mental image, and 3) comparison of the image to the environment. The variables that significantly influence the processes embodies in the model in decreasing importance are: speed of processing, display sequencing, map complexity, and rotation angle of the map. The model can be used as a preliminary computational tool in predicting the navigational component of pilot situational awareness.”
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Aretz, Anthony J., Hickox, Joseph C. and Kesler, Susan R. (1987): Dynamic Function Allocation in Fighter Cockpits. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 31st Annual Meeting 1987. pp. 414-418.
“The objective of this study was to investigate alternatives for allocating the tasks associated with defensive counter measures in a fighter cockpit environment. The three methods allocated the functions either totally to the operator or a simulated expert system and dynamically at the operator's request to either. The analysis of the objective data showed there were no significant performance differences among the three treatment conditions. However, the analysis of post treatment subjective data showed the subjects did not have confidence in the simulated expert system's ability to handle the threats (p < .01) and they had a significant preference for some form of computer assistance during the missions (p < .01).”
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