TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - The effect of working memory training on situation awareness in a flight simulator
JO  - Cognition, technology and work
A1  - Zhou, Yue
A1  - Wu, Di
A1  - Wang, Chaoxian
A1  - Sun, Kewei
A1  - Xu, Pengbo
A1  - Wang, Ziwei
A1  - Xiao, Wei
SP  - 667
EP  - 674
VL  - 24
IS  - 4
N2  - The close relationship between working memory and situation awareness (SA) has been confirmed and further empirical investigations are lacking. The main aim of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of working memory training for improving SA. Thirty-eight participants completed a challenging flight scenario in a high-fidelity flight simulator and were randomized into a training group (n = 20) or a control group (n = 18). The training group engaged in an adaptive dual N-back task for 2 weeks, while the control group was given a negative control task. Three-dimensional situation awareness rating technique (3D-SART) scores and situation awareness global assessment technique (SAGAT) scores were recorded to evaluate pretest and posttest SA. The results showed that both situational understanding dimension scores in the 3D-SART and SAGAT scores were significantly increased from the pretest to the posttest in the training group, while the control group showed no significant differences. It was concluded that working memory training can effectively improve individuals' SA, which has important implication for future research.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1435-5558
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10111-022-00707-1
ID  - ref1
ER  -