Fatigue is a recognized problem in many facets of the human enterprise. It is not confined to any one area of activity but enters all situations in which humans have to perform for extended intervals of time. Most problematic are the circumstances in which obligatory action is continuous and the results of failure are evidently serious or even catastrophic.
“The Murder in the Tower” of the title is not what most people might think of, ie. the Princes in the Tower. Instead, this book offers a fascinating new perspective on the dramatic events of 13 June 1483 and the question why Richard had William Hastings executed in such an uncharacteristically rash way.
Peter Hancock, Ph.D., is the 2008 winner of the Raymond F. Longacre Award for his seminal contributions concerning the assessment of pilot mental workload and for multiple research advancements in the understanding of the relationship between stress and human performance. He is also cited for his pioneering
efforts in the area of pilot decision-making in self-separation environments through conflict detection and resolution and for the development of the theory concerning and practical establishment of adaptive function allocation in advanced aviation systems.
Recently, Dr. Hancock was selected for Trustee Chair Professorships based on his extraordinary record of accomplishment in teaching, research and service. He was one of three professors at UCF to receive this honor. To read more, click here.
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Hancock, P.A., & Shahnami, N. (2010). Memory as a string of pearls. Kronoscope, 10, 77-82.
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Which representational metaphor one chooses serves to exert a powerful influence upon how we conceive of and subsequently think about time. In the human perception of time, one of the most critical faculties is that of memory, since it appears that we remember the past and anticipate the future while simultaneously experiencing the present.
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Hoffman, R.R., Hancock, P.A., & Bradshaw, J.M., (2010). Metrics, metrics, metrics: Universal metrics? IEEE Intelligent Systems, 25(6), 93-97.
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A previous article in this department from 2008 introduced the topic of measures and metrics. The focus of that essay was on measurement of the “negative hedonics” of work-the frustrations, uncertainties, mistrust, and automation surprises caused by poorly designed technology that is not human-centered.
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Hancock, P.A., & Krueger, G.P. (2010). Hours of boredom – moments of terror: Temporal desynchrony in military and security force operations. Center for Technology and National Security Policy: Defense and Technology Paper.
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In this paper the authors examine the boredom/terror nexus and the resultant psychological and behavioral implications for combatant and security personnel performance.
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Block, R.A., Hancock, P.A., & Zakay, D. (2010). Cognitive load affects duration judgments: A meta-analytic review. Acta Psychologica, 134, 330-343.
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A meta-analysis of 117 experiments evaluated the effects of cognitive load on duration judgments. Cognitive load refers to information-processing (attentional or working-memory) demands.
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Helton, W.S., Warm, J.S., Tripp, L.D., Matthews, G., Parasuraman, R., & Hancock, P.A. (2010). Cerebral lateralization of vigilance: A function of task difficulty. Neuropsychologia, 48, 1683-1688.
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Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) measures of cerebral oxygenation levels were collected from participants performing difficult and easy versions of a 12 min vigilance task and for controls who merely watched the displays without a work imperative.
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Morgan, J.F., Duley, A.R., & Hancock, P.A. (2010). Driver response to differing urban work-zone configurations. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 42, 978-985.
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This study reports the results of a simulator-based assessment of driver response to two different urban highway work zone configurations.