Category: Relationships

The relationship between individuals having more and less proficiency (often described as expert and novice) is shown below. Not surprisingly, the graph mimics the one depicting the impact of training. The characterization of expertise...

A trending area of research is the impact of fatigue on performance in critical situations such as operating a vehicle. The figure below suggests the impact of fatigue on both cognitive workload and performance....

One important way to change an individual’s cognitive workload is through training. The figure below is an idealized view of the impact of training. Here, the lighter lines repeat the graph performance and workload...

Most research focuses on the impact on both workload and performance of specific cognitive tasks and their associated cognitive demands. This relationship is shown in the figure below. Stated most simply, what this figure...

Cognitive workload describes an individual’s mental response to a task. Cognitive task load describes the cognitive demands inherent in the task. The individual’s cognitive workload is greatly influenced by the task’s cognitive demands, with...