Nervous System, Psychology, Ergonomics Flashcards
(24 cards)
What part of the nervous system handles automatic mechanism control?
Autonomic system
What part of the nervous system connects the CNS to limbs and organs?
Peripheral system
What is iconic input?
Sight
What is echoic input?
Sound
What input memory is stored for longer? Iconic or echoic?
Echoic
Approx how long can echoic (sound) memory be stored?
3 to 8 seconds
Approx how long can iconic (sight) memory be stored?
0.5 seconds
How is long term memory accumulated?
Previous experiences
What is cognitive bias?
A human instinct to reach a decision by the shortest route
A human instinct to reach a decision by the shortest route is known as what?
Cognitive bias
Cognitive bias type: previous outcomes of similar situations affecting decisions?
Familiarity bias
Cognitive bias type: accepting the decision which is easiest to understand and use?
Availability bias
Cognitive bias type: after a decision has been made, any new data that conflicts with our view is ignored
Confirmation bias
Cognitive bias type: never revising our first decision/answer?
Continuation bias
What is confirmation bias?
Making data fit your pre-determined conclusion
When does one become situationally aware?
When perception = reality
When does one become situationally unaware?
When perception does not equal reality
What is the art of CRM?
Questioning without judgement
What is the term given to the basic layout of cockpit instruments?
T-panel
What term is given to a reflex which isn’t natural but trained?
Conditional reflex
What actions occur with little or no involvement from the brain?
Reflexes
What is the best kind of attention to have?
Divided attention
Why is too little workload not desirable?
It can cause under-arousal and thus worse performance
What may cause under-arousal?
Too little workload
