Relationships Between Pilots’ Startle and Surprise Responses and Information-Processing Performance During Simulated In-Flight Events
Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Published online on March 25, 2026
Abstract
Human Factors, Ahead of Print.
ObjectiveWe aim to investigate how pilots’ startle and surprise responses affect information-processing performance during simulated in-flight events.BackgroundStartle and surprise are distinct constructs, each with their own potential effects on pilot’s ...
ObjectiveWe aim to investigate how pilots’ startle and surprise responses affect information-processing performance during simulated in-flight events.BackgroundStartle and surprise are distinct constructs, each with their own potential effects on pilot’s ...