Effects of Cognitive Appraisal and Mental Workload Factors on Performance in an Arithmetic Task
Abstract
We showed in a previous study an additive interaction between intrinsic and extraneous cognitive loads and of participants' alertness in an 1-back working memory task. The interaction between intrinsic and extraneous cognitive loads was only observed when participants' alertness was low (i.e. in the morning). As alertness is known to reflect an individual's general functional state, we suggested that the working memory capacity available for germane cognitive load depends on a participant's functional state, in addition to intrinsic and extraneous loads induced by the task and task conditions. The relationships between the different load types and their assessment by specific load measures gave rise to a modified cognitive load model. The aim of the present study was to complete the model by determining to what extent and at what processing level an individual's characteristics intervene in order to implement efficient strategies in a working memory task. Therefore, the study explored participants' cognitive appraisal of the situation in addition to the load factors considered previously-task difficulty, time pressure and alertness. Each participant performed a mental arithmetic task in four different cognitive load conditions (crossover of two task difficulty conditions and of two time pressure conditions), both while their alertness was low (9 a.m.) and high (4 p.m.). Results confirmed an additive effect of task difficulty and time pressure, previously reported in the 1-bac…
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“The finding is not consistent with previous research that showed that high alertness was related to better performance (Aidman, Chadunow, Johnson, & Reece, 2015; Galy & Mélan, 2015; Sallinen et al., 2017).”
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- Authors
- Galy, E., & Mélan, C.
- Affiliations
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Venue
- Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
- Published
- 2015-07-24
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 313-325
- ISSN
- 0363-3586 (ISSN-L)
- 1090-0586
- 1573-3270
- OpenAlex
- W2259579565
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 61
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 1.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Keywords
- cognitive load, mental workload, cognitive appraisal, threat appraisal, alertness, task difficulty, time pressure, mental arithmetic, working memory, cognitive overload, circadian variation, occupational safety
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Arousal, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Memory, Short-Term, Problem Solving, Psychomotor Performance, Mathematical Concepts, Young Adult, Executive Function
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