Individual Differences and Age-Related Changes in Time-Sharing Ability of Aviators

Rolf Braune; Christopher D. Wickens · 1983 · Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting

DOI: 10.1177/154193128302700133

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Abstract

Performance in single task and dual task configurations was examined across four different age groups to determine the presence of an attention deficit hypothesis with increasing chronological age. Although a general slowing of performance could be shown no interaction between age and dual task loadings could be observed which is interpreted as negative evidence for the attention deficit hypothesis. A separate analysis revealed individual differences in time-sharing ability within age groups to be a significant factor in dual task performance.

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