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To examine how operator traits, task demands, and mental workload interact, focusing on how feedback from workload regulates operator strategy choices.

September 1, 1971Ergonomics

Variation of Operator's Strategies and Regulating Effects on Workload

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JSJean‐Claude SperandioDélégation Paris 5

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Experimental study reveals dynamic strategy modifications in air traffic controllers facing elevated workload, suggesting feedback loops actively regulate cognitive load.

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To examine how operator traits, task demands, and mental workload interact, focusing on how feedback from workload regulates operator strategy choices.
Conducted an experimental ergonomic study within an active Air Traffic Control Center (ATCC).
Evaluated shifts in operative methods and strategies used by air traffic controllers across varying levels of task difficulty and workload.
Air traffic controllers systematically modify their operative methods and procedures as task workload increases.
Workload exerts a strong regulatory feedback effect that continuously shapes the operational strategies employed by operators.

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Jean‐Claude Sperandio (1971) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a76458e70b84e52bb87fe49 https://doi.org/10.1080/00140137108931277

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Experimental study reveals dynamic strategy modifications in air traffic controllers facing elevated workload, suggesting feedback loops actively regulate cognitive load.

Variation of Operator's Strategies and Regulating Effects on Workload

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Variation of Operator's Strategies and Regulating Effects on Workload

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