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Juggling multiple tasks : a rational analysis of multitasking in a synthetic task environment

Juggling multiple tasks : a rational analysis of multitasking in a synthetic task environment

Type of Publication: Contribution to a conference collection
URI (citable link): http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-284021
Author: Neth, Hansjörg; Khemlani, Sangeet S.; Oppermann, Brittney; Gray, Wayne D.
Year of publication: 2006
Conference: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Oct 16, 2006 - Oct 20, 2006, San Francisco
Published in: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th annual meeting. - Santa Moni, Californica : Human Factors and Ergonomics Soc., 2006. - pp. 1142-1146. - ISBN 978-0-945289-29-6
Summary:
Tardast (Shakeri 2003; Shakeri & Funk, in press) is a new and intriguing paradigm to investigate human multitasking behavior, complex system management, and supervisory control. We present a replication and extension of the original Tardast study that assesses operators’ learning curve and explains gains in performance in terms of increased sensitivity to task parameters and a superior ability of better operators to prioritize tasks. We then compare human performance profiles to various artificial software agents that provide benchmarks of optimal and baseline performance and illustrate the outcomes of simple heuristic strategies. Whereas it is not surprising that human operators fail to achieve an ideal criterion of performance, we demonstrate that humans also fall short of a principally achievable standard. Despite significant improvements with practice, Tardast operators exhibit stable sub-optimal performance in their time-to-task allocations.
Subject (DDC): 150 Psychology
Link to License: In Copyright

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NETH, Hansjörg, Sangeet S. KHEMLANI, Brittney OPPERMANN, Wayne D. GRAY, 2006. Juggling multiple tasks : a rational analysis of multitasking in a synthetic task environment. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. San Francisco, Oct 16, 2006 - Oct 20, 2006. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th annual meeting. Santa Moni, Californica:Human Factors and Ergonomics Soc., pp. 1142-1146. ISBN 978-0-945289-29-6

@inproceedings{Neth2006Juggl-28402, title={Juggling multiple tasks : a rational analysis of multitasking in a synthetic task environment}, year={2006}, isbn={978-0-945289-29-6}, address={Santa Moni, Californica}, publisher={Human Factors and Ergonomics Soc.}, booktitle={Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th annual meeting}, pages={1142--1146}, author={Neth, Hansjörg and Khemlani, Sangeet S. and Oppermann, Brittney and Gray, Wayne D.} }

Oppermann, Brittney Gray, Wayne D. Neth, Hansjörg eng 2014-07-28T15:27:11Z 2006 Khemlani, Sangeet S. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th annual meeting : October 16-20, 2006, San Francisco. - Santa Monica, Calif. : Human Factors and Ergonomics Soc., 2006. - S. 1142–1146. - ISBN 978-0-945289-29-6 Juggling multiple tasks : a rational analysis of multitasking in a synthetic task environment Gray, Wayne D. terms-of-use Tardast (Shakeri 2003; Shakeri & Funk, in press) is a new and intriguing paradigm to investigate human multitasking behavior, complex system management, and supervisory control. We present a replication and extension of the original Tardast study that assesses operators’ learning curve and explains gains in performance in terms of increased sensitivity to task parameters and a superior ability of better operators to prioritize tasks. We then compare human performance profiles to various artificial software agents that provide benchmarks of optimal and baseline performance and illustrate the outcomes of simple heuristic strategies. Whereas it is not surprising that human operators fail to achieve an ideal criterion of performance, we demonstrate that humans also fall short of a principally achievable standard. Despite significant improvements with practice, Tardast operators exhibit stable sub-optimal performance in their time-to-task allocations. 2014-07-28T15:27:11Z Oppermann, Brittney Khemlani, Sangeet S. Neth, Hansjörg

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