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> From: Kerry Douglas <kerry_at_cairns.net.au>
> To: crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu
> Subject: Re: Attention focus
> Date: Wednesday, April 15, 1998 4:40 PM
>
>
> 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
>