This paper demonstrates that, in relation to the investigation of aviation accidents, pilots' perception, cognition and action can be modelled within two cognitive architectures; the established approach using knowledge-based cognitive architectures, and the interacting cognitive subsystem (ICS) architecture, which offers a diagrammatic approach focusing on humans in interaction with their environment. We argue that a holistic approach offers a deeper understanding of the pilot's cognitive and physiological processes in aviation accidents. We conclude that the former method lacks provision for retrospective modelling or nonexpert behaviour, unless simple cognitive-behavioural processes are to be analysed. ICS offers these possibilities, but requires an analyst to be highly skilled in the complex psychological theory of the model.
Investigating pilots cognitive processes in aviation accidents
1999-01-01
6 pages
Article (Journal)
English
human factors , pilot cognitive processes , cognitive systems , knowledge-based cognitive architectures , holistic approach , aircraft , nonexpert behaviour , ICS architecture , interacting cognitive subsystem architecture , aviation accidents , diagrammatic approach , retrospective modelling , accidents , physiological processes
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