TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Individual differences in achievement motivation are related to vigilance performance
JO  - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society annual meeting
A1  - Neigel, Alexis R.
A1  - Miao, Yu
A1  - Montagna, Nicole
A1  - Chirino, Cristina A.
A1  - Szalma, James L.
SP  - 1298
EP  - 1302
VL  - 61
IS  - 1
N2  - Vigilance, or sustained attention, tasks require observers to attend to information over a prolonged period of time. One individual difference that may be associated with sustained attention performance is achievement motivation, given recent findings in the literature that indicate a relationship between human motivation and attention. Fifty-nine participants were randomly assigned to either a cognitive or sensory vigilance task. The present study indicated that individuals high in achievement motivation detected more critical signals and made fewer false alarms in the cognitive vigilance task. Participants high in achievement motivation in the cognitive condition also demonstrated some of the highest distress and worry scores post-task. Implications for sustained attention tasks are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2169-5067
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541931213601807
ID  - ref1
ER  -