Paul van Schaik is a psychologist with an interest in human-computer interaction, and cognitive psychology; he is a Professor of Psychology in the School of Social Sciences and Law at Teesside University. Jonathan Ling is a psychologist with an interest in human-computer interaction, cognitive performance and perception; he is a research fellow in the Abstract Cognitive and experiential factors...

This study examined the incidence of attention lapses and microsleeps under contrasting levels of task complexity during three tasks: PVT, 2-D tracking and a dual task combining the two. More attention lapses per participant (median 15vs. 3; range 1-74vs. 0-76, p=0.001), with the greatest increase with time spent-on-task (p=0.002), were evident on the more cognitively-demanding dual task than o...

Background: Consumer eHealth tools play an increasingly important role in engaging patients as participants in managing their health and seeking health information. However, there is a documented gap between the skill and knowledge demands of eHealth systems and user competencies to benefit from these tools. Objective: This research aims to reveal the knowledgeand skillrelated barriers to effec...

abstract present study aims to identify influential dimensions affecting level of entrepreneurs' decision maker cognitive complexity with regard to the importance of cognition and its complex pattern on the process of entrepreneurial decision making. qualitative stage of this mix method research was conducted at early stage by formation of a focus group consisted of superior entrepreneurs in 20...

What can a speech reveal about someone's state? We tested the idea that greater stress reactivity would relate to lower linguistic cognitive complexity while speaking. In Study 1, we tested whether heart rate and emotional stress reactivity to a stressful discussion would relate to lower linguistic complexity. In Studies 2 and 3, we tested whether a greater cortisol response to a standardized s...