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Individual differences in working memory affect situation awareness

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dc.contributor.authorGutzwiller, Robert S., author
dc.contributor.authorClegg, Benjamin A., advisor
dc.contributor.authorDeLosh, Edward, committee member
dc.contributor.authorHayne, Stephen, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T05:47:52Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T05:47:52Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractSituation awareness (SA) is a construct that brings together theories of attention, memory, and expertise in an empirical effort to showcase what awareness is and how it is acquired by operators. Endsley (1995a) defined SA in a way that includes many theoretical associations between awareness and specific memory and attention mechanisms. Work characterizing these relationships has been sparse, however, particularly with regard to the influence of working memory (WM) on SA in novices. An experiment was devised which principally investigated novice SA as a theorized function of WM across two distinct tasks; one in which operator attention and perception (Level 1 SA) was assessed, and one in which an operator's ability to respond to events in the future (Level 3 SA) was implicitly assessed. Factors analysis was used and resulting outcomes from three WM tasks loaded well onto one overall WM factor. Findings from 99 participants indicate that WM does have a correlative and predictive relationship with Level 3, but not Level 1 SA. Results reported here contribute to ongoing theory and experimental work in applied psychology with regard to SA and individual differences, showing WM influences awareness in novice performance even in the case where SA measures are not memory-reliant.
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dc.identifierGutzwiller_colostate_0053N_10509.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/51794
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.subjectindividual differences
dc.subjectworking memory
dc.subjectsituation awareness
dc.titleIndividual differences in working memory affect situation awareness
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thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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