Cough Once for Danger: Icons Versus Abstract Warnings as Informative Alerts in Civil Aviation

Objective: An experiment investigated the efficacy of auditory icons as warning signals in an aviation context. Background: Iconic signals, such as a cough to signal dangerous levels of carbon monoxide, convey information about the nature of an incident and alert the operator that there is a problem...

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Published in:	Human factors Vol. 49; no. 6; pp. 1061 - 1071
Main Authors:	Perry, Nathan C., Stevens, Catherine J., Wiggins, Mark W., Howell, Clare E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-12-2007 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Subjects:	Accidents, Aviation - prevention & control Accuracy Acoustic Stimulation - methods Adolescent Adult Aircraft Aviation Biological and medical sciences Carbon monoxide Computer-Assisted Instruction Ergonomics Ergonomics. Human factors Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Male New South Wales Occupational Health Occupational psychology Pilots Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Signaling Space life sciences Studies Task analysis Training New South Wales Human Information layout Ergonomics Comparative study Warning signal Aeronautics
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