Handbook of Applied Cognition

Written by a team of leading international researchers under the guidance of Frank Durso, the second edition of the Handbook of Applied Cognition brings together the latest research into this challenging and important field, and is presented across thirty stimulating and accessible chapters. Stewarded by experiences editors from around the globe, the handbook has been fully updated with eleven new chapters covering materials that focus on the topics critical to understanding human mental functions in complex environments.   It is an essential single-source reference for researchers, cognitive engineers and applied cognitive psychologists, as well as advanced students in the flourishing field of applied cognition.

About the Editors xi Contributors xiii Reviewers xvii Preface xix Preface to First Edition xxiii Section 1 Applied Cognition Fundamentals Chapter 1 Applied Cognitive Psychology in the Context of Everyday Living 3 Wendy A. Rogers, Richard Pak & Arthur D. Fisk Chapter 2 Attention 29 David L. Strayer & Frank A. Drews Chapter 3 Working Memory 55 Aysecan Boduroglu, Meredith Minear & Priti Shah Chapter 4 Knowledge and Expertise 83 Stephan Lewandowsky, Daniel Little & Michael L. Kalish Chapter 5 Episodic Memory 111 Scott D. Gronlund, Curt A. Carlson & Debra Tower Chapter 6 Metamemory 137 John Dunlosky, Michael J. Serra & Julie M. C. Baker Chapter 7 Comprehension and Situation Awareness 163 Francis T. Durso, Katherine A. Rawson & Sara Girotto Chapter 8 Decision-Making 195 Winston R. Sieck & Gary Klein Chapter 9 Human Error: Trick or Treat? 219 Erik Hollnagel Chapter 10 Team Cognition 239 Nancy J. Cooke, Jamie C. Gorman & Jennifer L. Winner Section 2 Applied Cognition in Human–Technical Systems Chapter 11 Industrial Systems 271 Neville Moray Chapter 12 Patient Safety in Health Care 307 Vimla L. Patel & Jiajie Zhang Chapter 13 Skill in Sport 333 Bruce Abernethy, Jonathan P. Maxwell, Robin C. Jackson & Richard S. W. Masters Chapter 14 Aviation 361 Christopher Wickens Chapter 15 Driving 391 Geoffrey Underwood, David Crundall & Peter Chapman Chapter 16 Automated and Interactive Real-Time Systems 415 Bernd Lorenz & Raja Parasuraman Chapter 17 Cognitive Models of Human–Information Interaction 443 Peter Pirolli Chapter 18 Personal Information Management 471 William Jones & Brian H. Ross Chapter 19 Computer-Supported Cooperative Work 497 Gary M. Olson & Judith S. Olson Chapter 20 Online Courses 527 Ruth H. Maki & William S. Maki Section 3 Applied Cognition in Human–Social Systems Chapter 21 Instruction 555 Lindsey E. Richland, Marcia C. Linn & Robert A. Bjork Chapter 22 Cognitive Rehabilitation 585 Barbara A. Wilson Chapter 23 Personnel Selection and Testing 605 Margaret E. Beier & Phillip L. Ackerman Chapter 24 Mental Illness and Mental Health 629 Megan E. Hughes, Catherine Panzarella, Lauren B. Alloy & Lyn Y. Abramson Chapter 25 Media 659 Richard Jackson Harris, Elizabeth T. Cady & Christopher P. Barlett Chapter 26 Consumer Psychology 683 Joseph W. Alba & J. Wesley Hutchinson Chapter 27 Protection of the Environment 713 Raymond S. Nickerson Chapter 28 Juror Decision-Making 739 Ryan J. Winter & Edith Greene Chapter 29 Eyewitness Testimony 763 Daniel B. Wright & Graham M. Davies Chapter 30 False Memories 789 Giuliana Mazzoni & Alan Scoboria Author Index 813 Subject Index 853