Effects of time pressure and task difficulty on visual search

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Abstract

The process of pilot constantly checking the information given by instruments was examined in this study to detect the effects of time pressure and task difficulty on visual searching. A software was designed to simulate visual detection tasks, in which time pressure and task difficulty were adjusted. Two-factor analysis of variance, simple main effect, and regression analyses were conducted on the accuracy and reaction time obtained. Results showed that both time pressure and task difficulty significantly affected accuracy. Moreover, an interaction was apparent between the two factors. In addition, task difficulty had a significant effect on reaction time, which had a linearly increasing relationship with the number of stimuli. By contrast, the effect of time pressure on reaction time was not so apparent under high reaction accuracy of 90 % or above. In the ergonomic design of a human-machine interface, a good matching between time pressure and task difficulty is key to yield excellent searching performance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems - Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems, 2016
EditorsPamela Savage-Knepshield, Jessie Chen
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages97-112
Number of pages16
ISBN (Print)9783319419589
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
EventInternational Conference on Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems, 2016 - Walt Disney World, United States
Duration: 27 Jul 201631 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume499
ISSN (Print)2194-5357

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems, 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWalt Disney World
Period27/07/1631/07/16

Keywords

  • Accuracy
  • Reaction time
  • Task difficulty
  • Time pressure
  • Visual search

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