Human errors: Role of cognitive factors and intervention efficacy

Abstract

Errors that occur while performing mapping
operations showed that the mean number of errors committed
by thirty participants was 52.90 (SD = 18.55). Participants who
were high on error occurrence (M = .05, SD = .016) made more
number of skill-based performance errors when compared to
participants who were low on error occurrence (M = .03, SD =
.006), F (1, 28) = 31.66, p < .001. Participants who were grouped
as field-dependent perceptual style made more number of skillbased
performance errors while impulsive cognitive style
participants made more number of rule-based performance
errors. These factors were identified as risk factors for
predicting error occurrence. Results also indicated that
intervention facilitated error reduction and helped to improve
performance.