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P S Tsang1, T L Shaner

  • 1Department of Psychology, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435, USA. ptsang@wright.edu

Psychology and Aging
|June 26, 1998
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Older adults show reduced time-sharing skills, especially under high cognitive load. Expertise can mitigate these age-related deficits in attentional resource allocation.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Time-sharing is a critical cognitive skill for complex tasks.
  • Aging can impact cognitive functions, including attention and resource allocation.
  • Understanding how age and expertise influence time-sharing is crucial for performance optimization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of age and expertise on time-sharing efficiency.
  • To examine the role of attentional resources in age-related time-sharing deficits.
  • To evaluate the applicability of the structure-specific resource model to aging and time-sharing.

Main Methods:

  • Participants included pilots (with time-sharing expertise) and nonpilots across a wide age range (20-79 years).

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  • Five dual tasks varying in structural similarity were employed, based on the structure-specific resource model.
  • Performance metrics were analyzed for interactions between age, expertise, and task structural similarity.

    • Main Results:

    • Age, expertise, and task structural similarity interactively influenced time-sharing performance via attentional resources.
    • Age-related deficits were more pronounced under high attentional demand and precise control requirements.
    • Expertise showed a modest effect on mitigating age-related deficits, with potential for greater impact in domain-specific contexts.

    Conclusions:

    • The structure-specific resource model effectively explains the interplay of aging, expertise, and attentional resources in time-sharing.
    • Cognitive aging affects time-sharing abilities, particularly in demanding situations.
    • Domain-specific expertise can enhance time-sharing performance and buffer age-related declines.