Lecture 3 Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is a slip?
Failure in execution.
What makes slips more likely to occur?
When familiar behavior must be inhibited.
What is a mistake?
Error in planning of action.
What is a lapse?
Action is forgotten.
What are violations?
Intentional disobedience without intent of harm.
What are mode errors?
Action is appropriate in one mode but not another.
What is an error of omission?
Failure to perform an action.
What is an error of commission?
Performing an inappropriate action.
What are three errors of commission?
Timing, sequence, and selection.
What is an input error?
Error in human perception.
What is mediation error?
Error in cognition translating between perception and action.
What is output error?
Error due to the execution of physical responses.
What is operating error?
When a system is not used according to correct procedure.
What is Yerkes-Dodson Law?
A hill curve showing medium arousal is best.
What causes attention to be too non-selective?
Low stress.
What causes attention to be too narrow, and what is this called?
High stress, and cognitive tunneling.
What type of memory does stress reduce?
Working memory.
How does stress affect risk aversion?
Can make it higher or lower.
What produces response perseveration?
Stress.
What discourages creative thinking, and what is the process called?
Stress, and cognitive narrowing.
How can one reduce stress’ negative effects?
By giving the operator more control over the stressor, as well as training and minimizing working memory demands.
