Lecture 3

Question 1

What is a slip?

Answer 1

Failure in execution.

Question 2

What makes slips more likely to occur?

Answer 2

When familiar behavior must be inhibited.

Question 3

What is a mistake?

Answer 3

Error in planning of action.

Question 4

What is a lapse?

Answer 4

Action is forgotten.

Question 5

What are violations?

Answer 5

Intentional disobedience without intent of harm.

Question 6

What are mode errors?

Answer 6

Action is appropriate in one mode but not another.

Question 7

What is an error of omission?

Answer 7

Failure to perform an action.

Question 8

What is an error of commission?

Answer 8

Performing an inappropriate action.

Question 9

What are three errors of commission?

Answer 9

Timing, sequence, and selection.

Question 10

What is an input error?

Answer 10

Error in human perception.

Question 11

What is mediation error?

Answer 11

Error in cognition translating between perception and action.

Question 12

What is output error?

Answer 12

Error due to the execution of physical responses.

Question 13

What is operating error?

Answer 13

When a system is not used according to correct procedure.

Question 14

What is Yerkes-Dodson Law?

Answer 14

A hill curve showing medium arousal is best.

Question 15

What causes attention to be too non-selective?

Answer 15

Low stress.

Question 16

What causes attention to be too narrow, and what is this called?

Answer 16

High stress, and cognitive tunneling.

Question 17

What type of memory does stress reduce?

Answer 17

Working memory.

Question 18

How does stress affect risk aversion?

Answer 18

Can make it higher or lower.

Question 19

What produces response perseveration?

Answer 19

Stress.

Question 20

What discourages creative thinking, and what is the process called?

Answer 20

Stress, and cognitive narrowing.

Question 21

How can one reduce stress’ negative effects?

Answer 21

By giving the operator more control over the stressor, as well as training and minimizing working memory demands.