Category: Definitions

COGNITIVE WORKLOAD is defined as the level of measurable mental effort put forth by an individual in response to one or more cognitive tasks. It is usually considered to be a property of an...

COGNITIVE TASK PERFORMANCE is the measurable outcome for an individual on a cognitive task. Performance may be qualitative (poor to excellent) or quantitative (0% to 100%) and indicates the individual’s successful execution of the...

COGNITIVE TASK LOAD refers to the amount of cognitive workload that should be produced by a typical individual while performing a specified cognitive task. It is based on the aggregate responses of many individuals...

COGNITIVE TASK DEMANDS are the different cognitive functions and/or processes that are embedded in a cognitive task. Simple tasks may have few cognitive task demands whereas complex tasks may have many. In aggregate, these...

A COGNITIVE TASK is an activity, undertaking, or exercise that requires at least some mental effort by an individual. A cognitive task can be as small as a stimulus-response pairing that spans a few...