Tracking and discrete dual task performance with different spatial stimulus–response mappings
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 368-382 |
| Journal / Publication | Ergonomics |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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Abstract
The effect of spatial compatibility on dual-task performance for various display –control configurations was studied using a tracking task and a discrete four-choice response task. A total of 36 participants took part in this study, and they were asked to perform the primary tracking task while at the same time to respond to an occasional signal. Different levels of compatibility between the stimuli and responses of the discrete response task were found to lead to different degrees of influence on the tracking task. However, degradation of performance was observed for both tasks, which was probably due to resource competition for the visual and spatial resources required for simultaneous task operation and required for bimanual responses. No right –left prevalence effect for the spatial compatibility task was observed in this study, implying that the use of unimanual two-finger responses may not provide the right conditions for a significant effect in the horizontal right–left dimension.
Research Area(s)
- displays and controls, multiple resources, spatial compatibility, tracking
Citation Format(s)
Tracking and discrete dual task performance with different spatial stimulus–response mappings. / Tsang, Steve N. H.; Chan, Alan H. S.
In: Ergonomics, Vol. 58, No. 3, 2015, p. 368-382.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
