Previous research has shown opposite effects of dual tasking on the vigilance decrement
phenomenon. We examined the executive (ie, detecting infrequent critical signals) and …

Objective: We describe major discoveries and developments in vigilance research.
Background: Vigilance tasks have typically been viewed as undemanding assignments …

Vigilance is the ability to sustain attention for an extended period of time and to respond to
infrequently occurring critical signals. One of the most replicable findings within the vigilance …

Robertson, Manly, Andrade, Baddeley, and Yiend (1997) proposed that the decline in
performance efficiency over time in vigilance tasks (the vigilance decrement) is …

In the experiments presented here, we examined the impact of intervening tasks on the
vigilance decrement. In Experiment 1 participants either (a) continuously performed a …

The vigilance decrement has been described as a slowing in reaction times or an increase
in error rates as an effect of time-on-task during tedious monitoring tasks. This decrement …

Objective: The present experiment sought to examine the effects of event rate on a cognitive
vigilance task. Background: Vigilance, or the ability to sustain attention, is an integral …

Background Vigilance is generally understood as the ability to detect infrequent critical
events through long time periods. In tasks like the Sustained Attention to Response Task …

A decrease in vigilance over time is often observed when performing prolonged tasks, a
phenomenon known as “vigilance decrement.” The present study aimed at testing some of …

The resource view on vigilance performance was tested. First, a low demanding task was
compared with a similar low demanding task in which stimulus presentation was less …