Question 1

Points along a single ROC curve have the same:

Accepted Answer

A)  bias 
B)  sensitivity 
C)  sensitivity and bias 
D)  false alarm rate 
A)  bias 
B)  sensitivity 
C)  sensitivity and bias 
D)  false alarm rate

Question 2

What is a vigilance task and what is meant by the vigilance decrement?

Accepted Answer

A vigilance task is a type of task that

Question 3

As dimensions are combined redundantly (e.g., traffic light), what happens to human information transmission?

Accepted Answer

A)  it increases but is limited by the total amount of information in the stimulus 
B)  it increases with each increase in the number of combined dimensions 
C)  it decreases 
D)  it decreases but Hloss increases 
A)  it increases but is limited by the total amount of information in the stimulus 
B)  it increases with each increase in the number of combined dimensions 
C)  it decreases 
D)  it decreases but Hloss increases

Question 4

If 20 signal trials and 10 noise trials were presented and there were 2 hits and 18 misses, which of the following is the correct hit rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  2/20 = .1 
B)  18/20 = .9 
C)  2/30 = .066 
D)  18/30 = .60 
A)  2/20 = .1 
B)  18/20 = .9 
C)  2/30 = .066 
D)  18/30 = .60

Question 5

As dimensions are combined orthogonally, what happens to human information transmission (i.e., total HT)?

Accepted Answer

A)  it increases with the number of combined dimensions 
B)  it matches perfect performance 
C)  the number of bits per added dimension decreases 
D)  it increases with the number of combined dimensions and the number of bits per added dimension decreases 
A)  it increases with the number of combined dimensions 
B)  it matches perfect performance 
C)  the number of bits per added dimension decreases 
D)  it increases with the number of combined dimensions and the number of bits per added dimension decreases

Points along a single ROC curve have the same:

What is a vigilance task and what is meant by the vigilance decrement?

As dimensions are combined redundantly (e.g., traffic light), what happens to human information transmission?

If 20 signal trials and 10 noise trials were presented and there were 2 hits and 18 misses, which of the following is the correct hit rate?

As dimensions are combined orthogonally, what happens to human information transmission (i.e., total H_T)?

Research Methods

Attention in Perception and Display Space

Spatial Displays

Spatial Cognition Navigation and Manual Control

Language and Communication

Memory and Training

Decision Making

Selection of Action

Multi-Tasking

Mental Workload and Stress

Human-Automation Interaction

Filters

Exam 2: Signal Detection and Absolute Judgement

Points along a single ROC curve have the same:

What is a vigilance task and what is meant by the vigilance decrement?

As dimensions are combined redundantly (e.g., traffic light), what happens to human information transmission?

If 20 signal trials and 10 noise trials were presented and there were 2 hits and 18 misses, which of the following is the correct hit rate?

As dimensions are combined orthogonally, what happens to human information transmission (i.e., total HT)?

Research Methods

Attention in Perception and Display Space

Spatial Displays

Spatial Cognition Navigation and Manual Control

Language and Communication

Memory and Training

Decision Making

Selection of Action

Multi-Tasking

Mental Workload and Stress

Human-Automation Interaction

Filters

As dimensions are combined orthogonally, what happens to human information transmission (i.e., total H_T)?