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This paper examines the current status of a taxonomy of vigilance that integrates several critical aspects of performance as seen in the laboratory. Among these are (1) intertask and intermodal relations, (2) perceptual and response bias determinants of the vigilance decrement and (3) the impact of resource demands. The pertinence of laboratory studies of vigilance to operational situations and to other areas of psychological inquiry is also discussed.
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Parasuraman, R., Warm, J.S., Dember, W.N. (1987). Vigilance: Taxonomy And Utility. In: Mark, L.S., Warm, J.S., Huston, R.L. (eds) Ergonomics and Human Factors. Recent Research in Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4756-2_2
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