Comparison of operator performance on a tracking task using discretely and continuously variable controls

Abstract

EXTENDS COMPARISON OF OPERATOR PERFORMANCES USING DISCRETELY AND CONTINUOUSLY VARYING CONTROLS TO ACQUISITION TASKS, AND COMPARES THE EASE WITH WHICH SS MASTERED THE 2 CONTROLS. 2 GROUPS OF 12 SS EACH LEARNED 1 CONTROL TO A STABLE LEVEL, THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE OTHER, WHICH WAS ALSO PRACTICED TO A STABLE LEVEL. THE DISCRETELY VARIABLE CONTROL WAS HARDER TO MASTER AND HARDER TO CHANGE OVER TO. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STABLE VALUES. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)