Re: Attention focus
Kerry Douglas (kerry_at_cairns.net.au)
Thu, 16 Apr 1998 07:40:31 +1000
At 07:36 15/04/98 -0400, you wrote:
>
>I've got a question for the group that has a different twist. I have heard,
>read, and taught my students that focus of attention is important in
>aviation. It was found to be the single best predictor of combat pilot
>performance in Israel (Gopher and Kahneman, 1971). Many are still using it
>in research using dichotic listening and visual tasks, as seen in the
>Symposium presentations. I think that it is at the heart of attitude
>management and judgment in civil aviation. Recently, I have been looking at
>the ag pilot safety problem and listening to them talk, focus of attention
>is one of their hardest tasks, especially when under fatigue or pressure
>from economic, personal, environmental, or business sources.
>
>Can someone tell me how to teach pilots to control or focus their attention?
>Also, can someone tell me how to test for attention control in a LOFT, LOS,
>or MOST scenario that is realistic to flight. I have challenged my students
>to this task but was wondering if any one out there can help us.
>
>By the way, all of the 9th Symposium proceedings (both hard copy and CD
>versions) have now been mailed to those who have paid for them. If you have
>not received yours, please let me know. Overseas people may need yet to wait
>some time for hard copies.
>
>Finally, mark your calendars for the 10th Symposium on Aviation Psychology
>-- May 2-7, 1999. The call for papers will go out in July this year.
>
>Dick Jensen
>
>
Hi Dick,
Regards to the part of your question about teaching pilots to focus their
attention. I have found hypnosis techniques and bio feedback useful.
Cheers
Kerry