Synthetic Work: Methodology for Assessment of Human Performance

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Abstract
The synthetic-work approach has provided one of the most important methodologies for the assessment of human performance. The basis of this approach is a laboratory work situation in which Ss work for 8 hr. per day over periods of 12 to 15 days at a job consisting of 6 tasks which have been embedded in a multiple-task performance battery (MTPB). Descriptions of each of the 6 tasks, the integration of the tasks into a job or synthetic-work situation, and the use of the methodology in assessing human performance are presented along with a summary of research conducted with this methodology.