Adaptation of decision criteria in vigilance tasks / James Leary
James Norman Leary · Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) · 1983
Opinions regarding human vigiìance seem to have polarized into two main theoretical camps and, unfortunately, there has been no concerted effort towards integration.On the one hand, some theorists believe that the ability to maintain a high level of vigilance performance depends solely on overall lack of sensory excitation, arousal, or some other physiological variable.This seems to regard the human being as a passive sensing device.On the other hand, some theorists, while acknowledging the role of the overall efficiency level of the observer, tcnd to explain all aspects of vigilance behoviour in terms of decision-making variables.Past experience with the task situation, and l