Presentation
How ADHD Self-Report Scale Scores Predict Vigilance Task Performance
DescriptionAs technology advances, the integration of automation into human-machine systems is increasing and humans are more frequently assuming the role of monitor. Unfortunately, humans are poor monitors and struggle to sustain attention. This struggle is often greater for individuals with ADHD. As a result, they often exhibit impaired performance on vigilance tasks compared to their counterparts. Prior research has proposed that ADHD is more prevalent in the general population, with many people going undiagnosed. The present study sought to determine how differences in ADHD-like symptom manifestation predict vigilance task performance. The results provide evidence for a predictive relationship between subscale scores on the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale and detection accuracy on a cognitive vigil. However, no significant relationship was found between scores and response time. This suggests that different dimensions of attention may influence performance on different task parameters. These differences should be considered when assigning monitoring roles to operators.
Contributors
Event Type
Lecture
TimeWednesday, September 11th1:30pm - 1:50pm MST
LocationFLW Salon A
Individual Differences in Performance