Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
Committee Chair
Nathan L. Tenhundfeld
Committee Member
Ewart J. de Visser
Committee Member
Jodi L. Price
Subject(s)
Attention, Visual perception, Visual discrimination
Abstract
This study examined the influences of trust in automation and working memory capacity (WMC) on inattentional blindness (IB) in a supervisory control task. Participants completed 160 trials of a simulated X-ray screening task. Participants visually searched images of baggage for hazardous items and chose whether to clear or search the baggage. Participants were assisted by an 80% reliable automated aid. Participants’ performance was worse on unreliable recommendation trials, indicating participants were biased to agree with the automation. When participants (58.33%) chose to clear the trial which featured the IB stimulus (a bomb), it was interpreted as IB. Results indicated WMC and trust in automation were unrelated, and neither were significant predictors of IB. These findings indicate that IB may not be based upon individual cognitive differences, such as WMC and trust in automation, and highlight the need for future research to utilize psychometrically valid measures of trust in automation.
Recommended Citation
Davis, Jacob R., "Influences of operator characteristics on monitoring behavior and performance in a supervisory control task" (2020). Theses. 348.
https://louis.uah.edu/uah-theses/348