Citation:
Helton, D., Shaw, T., Warm, J.S., Matthews, G., & Hancock, P.A. (2008). Effects of warned and unwarned demand transitions on vigilance performance and stress. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, 21(2), 173-184.
Abstract:
The present study was designed to explore the effects of warned and unwarned demand transitions in vigilance on performance and self-reported stress.
Dr. Hancock and Dr. James Szalma have edited an upcoming book, Performance Under Stress. The book is derived largely from a multiple-year, multiple university (MURI) project on stress and soldier performance
Citation:
Conway, G., Szalma, J.L., & Hancock, P.A. (2007). A meta-analysis of performance response under vibration. Ergonomics, 50(2), 228-245.
Abstract:
Whole-body vibration exerts a substantive influence in many work environments. The primary objective for this work was to quantify such effects by identifying those moderating variables that influencethe degree to which performance is affected.
Citation:
Szalma, J.L., Hancock, P.A., Dember, W.N., & Warm, J.S. (2005). Training for vigilance: The effect of KR format and dispositional optimism and pessimism on performance and stress. British Journal of Psychology, 97(1), 115-135.
Abstract:
This study investigated the impact of knowledge of results (KR) format on the performance and stress associated with a vigilance task.
Citation:
Harris, W.C., Hancock, P.A., & Harris, S.C.(2005) Information processing changes following extended stress. Military Psychology, 17(2), 115-128.
Abstract:
The psychological states and cognitive performance capacities of military participants were assessed prior to and following 1 week of field training at a Navy Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) School.
Citation:
Hancock, P.A., & Weaver, J.L. (2005). On time distortions under stress. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomic Science, 6(2), 193-211.
Abstract:
Under conditions of extreme and life-threatening stress, people often report distortions of time. These distortional experiences are critical since, axiomatically, they occur in circumstances where small variations in behavior can mean the difference between survival and extinction.
Citation:
Morris, C.S., Hancock, P.A., & Shirkey, E.C. (2004). Motivational effects of adding context relevant stress in PC-based games training. Military Psychology, 16(1), 135-147.
Abstract:
This work was designed to examine the effects of contextually relevant stress on personal computer (PC)-based game training.
Citation:
Hancock, P.A., & Szalma, J.L. (2003). Operator stress and display design. Ergonomics in Design, 11(2), 13-18.
Abstract:
These design guidelines, based on knowledge of how operators perform under time and task pressure, can lead to better decision making in emergencies.
Citation:
Hancock, P.A., & Vastimidis, I.(1998). Human occupational and performance limits under stress: The thermal environment as a prototypical example. Ergonomics, 41(8), 1169-1191.
Abstract:
The authors wish to challenge the contemporary stress limits for workers exposed to adverse thermal conditions.
Citation:
Hancock, P.A., & Warm, J.S. (1989). A dynamic model of stress and sustained attention. Human Factors, 31, 519-537.
(Reprinted in ‘Classic Articles:’ Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments, 7(1), 15-28). (Reprinted in: N.J. Cooke and E.