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Cognitive Diversity: A Structured Approach to Trapping Human Error

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This paper considers cognitive diversity as a method of avoiding common-mode error when performing a fault detection task. Factors influencing cognitive diversity are examined, and supporting data from field and laboratory studies are presented.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, England

    S. J. Westerman, N. M. Shryane, C. M. Crawshaw & G. R. J. Hockey

  2. Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD1 1DP, England

    C. W. Wyatt-Millington

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Westerman, S.J., Shryane, N.M., Crawshaw, C.M., Hockey, G.R.J., Wyatt-Millington, C.W. (1995). Cognitive Diversity: A Structured Approach to Trapping Human Error. In: Rabe, G. (eds) Safe Comp 95. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3054-3_11

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