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| The influence of expertise and task factors on age differences in pilot communication | | Author(s) | Daniel G Morrow, William E Menard, Elizabeth A L Stine-Morrow |
| Journal title | Psychology and Aging, vol 16, no 1, March 2001 |
| Pages | pp 31-46 |
| Keywords | Air transport ; Cognitive processes ; Learning capacity ; Evaluation ; Cross sectional surveys. |
| Annotation | Previous research suggests that pilots experience age-related declines in a variety of cognitive abilities necessary for flying. In this study, young, middle-aged and older pilots and non-pilots listened to Air Traffic Control (ATC) messages that described a route through an airspace, during which they referred to a chart of the airspace. Participants read back each message and then answered a probe question about the route. Pilots read back messages more accurately than non-pilots, and younger participants were more accurate than older participants. Age differences were not reduced for pilots. Pilots and younger participants also answered probes more accurately, suggesting that they were able to interpret the ATC messages in terms of the chart in order to create a situation model of the flight. High levels of flying experience among older pilots (as compared with younger pilots) helped to buffer age-related declines in cognitive resources, thus providing evidence for the mediating effects of experience on age differences. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020111203 A |
| Classmark | OD: DA: DE: 4C: 3KB |
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