Description
The goal of this experiment is to observe the relation between synchrony and performance in 3-person teams in a simulated Army medic training environment (i.e., Monitoring Extracting and Decoding Indicators of Cognitive workload: MEDIC). The cardiac measure Interbeat-Interval (IBI) was monitored during a physically oriented, and a cognitively oriented task. IBI was measured using NIRS (Near-Infrared Spectrology), and performance was measured using a team task score during a balance board and puzzle task. Synchrony has not previously been monitored across completely different tasks in the same experiment. I hypothesize that teams with high synchrony will show high performance on both tasks. Although no significant results were discovered by the correlational analysis, a trend was revealed that suggests there is a positive relationship between synchrony and performance. This study has contributed to the literature by monitoring physiological measures in a simulated team training environment, making suggestions for future research.
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Title
- Synchrony: biometric indication of team cognition
Contributors
- Fedele, Michael A (Author)
- Cooke, Nancy J. (Thesis advisor)
- Gray, Rob (Committee member)
- Roscoe, Rod (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Date Created
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2016
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Note
- thesisPartial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2016
- bibliographyIncludes bibliographical references (pages 29-32)
- Field of study: Applied psychology
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Statement of Responsibility
by Michael A. Fedele