Abstract
We examined the relationship between perceived workload and performance by evaluating the responses of police officers to 4 different draw-and-shoot tasks in a night field training exercise which was part of their regular training regimen. Sixty-two police officers volunteered to participate. Results demonstrated an associative trend among 3 tasks where shooting performance decreased and workload increased as the tasks became more complex. However, performance on 1 specific shooting task did not correlate with any of the other 3 tasks, and in this 1 exceptional case, insensitivities were observed in which workload increased but performance remained constant.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 119-131 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2008 |
Keywords
- Field study
- Performance
- Police officers
- Shooting
- Training
- Workload
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
- Safety Research
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health