Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 1970
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Psychology
Committee Chair
Philip Tolin
Second Committee Member
Max Zwanziger
Third Committee Member
Donald R. Shupe
Abstract
Although many variables affecting vigilance behavior have been identified, there has not been substantial agreement on the importance of these variables as contributors either to performance decrements often found in laboratory research or to performance levels in industrial inspection tasks. Two variables of presumed importance are level of motivation and task difficulty. The purpose of the present experiment was to assess the main and interactive effects of these variables on performance on a task which approximated more closely an industrial inspection task than have the bulk of traditional vigilance studies.
Recommended Citation
Johnston, Donald C., "The Effects of Motivation Level and Task Difficulty on Performance on a Vigilance Task" (1970). All Master's Theses. 1430.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/1430