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5 matches · Cognitive Psychology
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2026 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Pilots’ Perceived Cognitive Functions: The Effect of Mental Workload and Mindfulness on Prospective Memory Performance
Errors related to human factors remain a leading cause of aviation accidents, with many of these incidents being attributed to pilot performance.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2024 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
Virtual Reality & Pilot Training: Existing Technologies, Challenges & Opportunities
The introduction of virtual reality (VR) to flying training has recently gained much attention, with numerous VR companies, such as Loft Dynamics and VRpilot, looking to enhance the training process.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2020 ERAU Conference paper
Redefining Resiliency using Principles of Social Cognitive Theories to Address the Gap in Training and Assessing Resiliency for Air Carrier Operations
Air carrier flight operations continue to be highly proceduralized events, which have contributed to the overall safety and performance efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS).
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Conference paper
Review of Training Principles for Flight Training in Aircraft or Simulator
In human-performance-driven fields such as the social and behavioral sciences and education, there is a particular risk for a disconnect between current research and applied practice.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2016 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
A Validation of the Efficacy of Descriptive Instrumental Collective Case Study Research Methodology for Examining Pilot Cognitive Functioning
The research conducted developed a descriptive understanding of how the cognitive processes of risk assessment, problem solving, and decision making, as well as other supportive processes, are employed by pilots-in-comma…