Differentiating cognitive complexity and cognitive load in high and low demand flight simulation tasks

Jemma Harris; Mark Wiggins; Ben Morrison; Natalie Morrison

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16940-8_7

Differentiating cognitive complexity and cognitive load in high and low demand flight simulation tasks

Jemma Harris, Mark Wiggins, Ben Morrison, Natalie Morrison

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Abstract

In the contemporary workplace, the design of interfaces has a significant impact on the cognitive demands experienced by operators. Previous approaches to the assessment of these designs have relied on measures of cognitive load to infer the level of cognitive demand imposed. Assessments of cognitive complexity may offer a complimentary measure of the demands of the task as they take into account the inherent nature of the task, rather than idiosyncrasies of the operator. Two studies are reported that examined the information acquisition behavior of pilots in response to a series of simulated flight sequences involving different levels of cognitive complexity. Information acquisition was recorded using an eye tracker. Taken together, the results suggest that assessments of the complexity of a task should be employed as a benchmark in task assessment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computer-Human Interaction
Subtitle of host publication	Cognitive Effects of Spatial Interaction, Learning, and Ability - 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2013, Revised and Extended Papers
Editors	Theodor Wyeld, Paul Calder, Haifeng Shen
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	133-150
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Print)	9783319169392
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16940-8_7
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2013 - Adelaide, Australia Duration: 25 Nov 2013 → 29 Nov 2013

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	8433
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2013
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Adelaide
Period	25/11/13 → 29/11/13

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.

Keywords

Aviation
Cognitive complexity
Cognitive load
Eye movement
System design

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Harris, J., Wiggins, M., Morrison, B., & Morrison, N. (2015). Differentiating cognitive complexity and cognitive load in high and low demand flight simulation tasks. In T. Wyeld, P. Calder, & H. Shen (Eds.), Computer-Human Interaction: Cognitive Effects of Spatial Interaction, Learning, and Ability - 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2013, Revised and Extended Papers (pp. 133-150). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8433). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16940-8_7

Harris, Jemma ; Wiggins, Mark ; Morrison, Ben et al. / Differentiating cognitive complexity and cognitive load in high and low demand flight simulation tasks. Computer-Human Interaction: Cognitive Effects of Spatial Interaction, Learning, and Ability - 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2013, Revised and Extended Papers. editor / Theodor Wyeld ; Paul Calder ; Haifeng Shen. Springer Verlag, 2015. pp. 133-150 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Harris, J, Wiggins, M, Morrison, B & Morrison, N 2015, Differentiating cognitive complexity and cognitive load in high and low demand flight simulation tasks. in T Wyeld, P Calder & H Shen (eds), Computer-Human Interaction: Cognitive Effects of Spatial Interaction, Learning, and Ability - 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2013, Revised and Extended Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 8433, Springer Verlag, pp. 133-150, 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2013, Adelaide, Australia, 25/11/13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16940-8_7

Differentiating cognitive complexity and cognitive load in high and low demand flight simulation tasks. / Harris, Jemma; Wiggins, Mark; Morrison, Ben et al.
Computer-Human Interaction: Cognitive Effects of Spatial Interaction, Learning, and Ability - 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2013, Revised and Extended Papers. ed. / Theodor Wyeld; Paul Calder; Haifeng Shen. Springer Verlag, 2015. p. 133-150 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8433).

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Harris J, Wiggins M, Morrison B, Morrison N. Differentiating cognitive complexity and cognitive load in high and low demand flight simulation tasks. In Wyeld T, Calder P, Shen H, editors, Computer-Human Interaction: Cognitive Effects of Spatial Interaction, Learning, and Ability - 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2013, Revised and Extended Papers. Springer Verlag. 2015. p. 133-150. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-16940-8_7

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