Quantitative Analysis of Situation Awareness (QASA): modelling and measuring situation awareness using signal detection theory

Edgar, Graham K ORCID: 0000-0003-4302-7169, Catherwood, Dianne F, Baker, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-3029-8931, Sallis, Geoffrey, Bertels, Michael, Edgar, Helen E, Nikolla, Dritan, Buckle, Susanna, Goodwin, Charlotte and Whelan, Allana (2018) Quantitative Analysis of Situation Awareness (QASA): modelling and measuring situation awareness using signal detection theory. Ergonomics, 61 (6). pp. 762-777. doi:10.1080/00140139.2017.1420238

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Abstract

This paper presents a model of situation awareness (SA) that emphasises that SA is necessarily built using a subset of available information. A technique (Quantitative Analysis of Situation Awareness – QASA), based around signal detection theory, has been developed from this model that provides separate measures of actual SA (ASA) and perceived SA (PSA), together with a feature unique to QASA, a measure of bias (information acceptance). These measures allow the exploration of the relationship between actual SA, perceived SA and information acceptance. QASA can also be used for the measurement of dynamic ASA, PSA and bias. Example studies are presented and full details of the implementation of the QASA technique are provided.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Dynamic situation awareness; Situational awareness; Signal detection theory; Bias; Confidence; Team situation; awareness; Situated situation awareness; REF2021
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education and Science
Research Priority Areas:	Health, Life Sciences, Sport and Wellbeing
Depositing User:	Susan Turner
Date Deposited:	02 Jan 2018 11:01
Last Modified:	31 Aug 2023 09:04
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/5272

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