The impact of induced stress upon selective attention in multiple object tracking.

The ability to filter distracting information and selectively attend to relevant information is critical to effective performance on the battlefield. In addition to the cognitive processing burden imposed upon modern warfighters, the effects of stress upon cognition and action must also be accounted...

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Publicado en:Military Psychology Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 81 - 98
Autores principales: Morelli F, Burton PA
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan-Mar2009
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          Burton PA
        affil: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, ATTN: AMSRD-ARL-HR-SE, Human Research and Engineering Directorate, Cognitive Sciences Branch, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005; frank.morelli@us.army.mil
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          Attention
          Cognition
          Military Personnel Psychosocial Factors
          Psychomotor Performance
          Stress, Psychological Complications
          Alaska
          Analysis of Variance
          Comparative Studies
          Descriptive Statistics
          Experimental Studies
          Maryland
          Pictorial Methods
          Pretest-Posttest Design
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      ab: The ability to filter distracting information and selectively attend to relevant information is critical to effective performance on the battlefield. In addition to the cognitive processing burden imposed upon modern warfighters, the effects of stress upon cognition and action must also be accounted for in evaluating individual warfighting capabilities. The current study examines the relationship between stress and cognition by measuring performance on a multiple object tracking (MOT) task after exposure to stress-inducing photographs. Postexposure performance revealed significant decrements in MOT accuracy relative to a nonstressed control group. Implications are discussed regarding the impact of stress on attentional selection for operational scenarios where it is difficult to distinguish friendly individuals from those with hostile intentions, as well as for the development of technology for command, control, communications (computers), and intelligence (C4I) systems.
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