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Cognitive Load Measurement and Impact Analysis on Performance in Dual-task Situations

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WSSE '20: Proceedings of the 2nd World Symposium on Software Engineering

Pages 303 - 307

https://doi.org/10.1145/3425329.3425388

Published: 11 November 2020 Publication History

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Along with the development of automation technology, the focus on human-machine interaction has gradually shifted from physical interaction to cognitive interaction. Especially, the cognitive load measurement is important to pilots who are up against high mental stress and have a lot of information to deal with at short notice. Through designing and carrying out experiments in the scenario of flight state parameters monitoring and emergency handling, this study searched for indicators which were sensitive to cognitive load by one-way ANOVA (analysis of variance) and non-parametric test, and analyzed the influence of cognitive load on the sensitivity of measures and the influence of the secondary task on the performance of the primary task. The results showed that NASA-TLX, SWAT, PAAS, PRT, SRT, VLF Power, A++, B--, and Gyro were sensitive to cognitive load. The secondary task would lead to an increase in cognitive load, meanwhile, the sensitivity of NASA-TLX, SWAT, and PAAS would become lower. On the contrary, the sensitivity of A++ and B-- were almost not affected by cognitive load. Besides, for dual task, the more difficult the primary task was, the more significant the impact of the secondary task on the performance of the primary task would be.

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Chai JLi Y(2024)Examining mental workload based on multiple physiological signals: review of the multi-attribute task battery (MATB) techniqueMedicine in Novel Technology and Devices10.1016/j.medntd.2024.100340(100340)Online publication date: Nov-2024
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medntd.2024.100340
Muke PTelec ZTrawiński B(2022)Multimodal Approach to Measuring Cognitive Load Using Sternberg Memory and Input Diagrammatic Reasoning TestsIntelligent Information and Database Systems10.1007/978-3-031-21967-2_56(693-713)Online publication date: 28-Nov-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-031-21967-2_56
Ahire SPriegnitz AÖnbas ORohs MNejdl W(2021)How Compatible is Alexa with Dual Tasking? — Towards Intelligent Personal Assistants for Dual-Task SituationsProceedings of the 9th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction10.1145/3472307.3484165(103-111)Online publication date: 9-Nov-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3472307.3484165

Index Terms

Cognitive Load Measurement and Impact Analysis on Performance in Dual-task Situations
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Empirical studies in HCI

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Chai JLi Y(2024)Examining mental workload based on multiple physiological signals: review of the multi-attribute task battery (MATB) techniqueMedicine in Novel Technology and Devices10.1016/j.medntd.2024.100340(100340)Online publication date: Nov-2024
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medntd.2024.100340
Muke PTelec ZTrawiński B(2022)Multimodal Approach to Measuring Cognitive Load Using Sternberg Memory and Input Diagrammatic Reasoning TestsIntelligent Information and Database Systems10.1007/978-3-031-21967-2_56(693-713)Online publication date: 28-Nov-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-031-21967-2_56
Ahire SPriegnitz AÖnbas ORohs MNejdl W(2021)How Compatible is Alexa with Dual Tasking? — Towards Intelligent Personal Assistants for Dual-Task SituationsProceedings of the 9th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction10.1145/3472307.3484165(103-111)Online publication date: 9-Nov-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3472307.3484165

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