Vigilance: The problem of sustained attention (International series of monographs in experimental psychology, v. 13)

Vigilance: The Problem of Sustained Attention deals with vigilance and how the ability to sustain attention is influenced by certain definite conditions of the external and internal environment. Topics covered range from factors affecting vigilance performance to the physiological correlates of vigilance, theories of vigilance performance, and the relationship between arousal and vigilance performance. This volume is comprised of six chapters and begins with an overview of research on vigilance behavior, followed by a discussion on some of the factors affecting vigilance performance, including Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION , Pages 1-4 CHAPTER TWO - FACTORS INFLUENCING VIGILANCE PERFORMANCE , Pages 5-42 CHAPTER THREE - PHYSIOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF VIGILANCE PERFORMANCE , Pages 43-52 CHAPTER FOUR - THEORIES OF VIGILANCE PERFORMANCE , Pages 53-68 CHAPTER FIVE - RELATED THEORIES AND PHENOMENA , Pages 69-78 CHAPTER SIX - CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION , Pages 79-90 BIBLIOGRAPHY , Pages 91-103 INDEX , Pages 105-106 OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY , Page 107