DC104 Human Factors Research Summary with Melissa Smith

Human Factors PhD student Melissa Smith joins Tim for an
experiment in bringing human factors-related research to you in
three short summaries. Melissa is at George Mason University and
donated her time to discuss recent human factors research with
Tim.
Learn more about Melissa on her website at
http://mabsmith.com

The articles Melissa discusses are:
--Beller, J., Heesen, M., & Vollrath, M. (2013). Improving
the Driver–Automation Interaction An Approach Using Automation
Uncertainty. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors
and Ergonomics Society. doi: 10.1177/0018720813482327.
[http://hfs.sagepub.com/content/55/6/1130.full]

-- Finomore, V. S., Shaw, T. H., Warm, J. S., Matthews, G.,
& Boles, D. B. (2013). Viewing the Workload of Vigilance
Through the Lenses of the NASA-TLX and the MRQ. Human
Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society. doi:
10.1177/0018720813484498. [http://hfs.sagepub.com/content/55/6/1044.full]


--Goldsmith, K., & Dhar, R. (2013). Negativity bias and task
motivation: Testing the effectiveness of positively versus
negatively framed incentives. Journal of experimental
psychology: applied, 19(4), 358. doi: 10.1037/a0034415.
[http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/xap/19/4/358/]