Working memory capacity is an important psychological construct, and many real-world
phenomena are strongly associated with individual differences in working memory …

Proponents of “enhanced interrogation techniques” in the United States have claimed that
such methods are necessary for obtaining information from uncooperative terrorism …

Previous research has identified several cognitive abilities that are important for
multitasking, but few studies have attempted to measure a general multitasking ability using …

This book covers the application of psychological principles and techniques to situations
and problems of aviation. It offers an overview of the role psychology plays in aviation …

Besides being cruel and inhumane, torture does not work the way torturers assume it does.
As Shane O'Mara's account of the neuroscience of suffering reveals, extreme stress creates …

Multi-Attribute Task Battery (MATB) is a computerized flight simulator for aviation-related
tasks, suitable for non-pilots and available in many versions, including open source. MATB …

In this chapter, we detail our approach to the study of individual differences in working
memory capacity (WMC) and how it has contributed to understanding the mechanisms of …

Highlights•A battery of working memory measures for online testing.•Results from four
experiments on the psychometric properties of the Online Working Memory Lab …

The effects of 34 hr of continuous wakefulness on flight performance, instrument scanning,
subjective fatigue, and EEG activity were measured. Ten fixed-wing military pilots flew a …

You learned in Chapter 4 that the psychometric approach to studying intelligence involves
identifying cognitive abilities and the relationships between them. Psychometricians …