EFFECTS OF PERFORMANCE SHAPING FACTORS ON HUMAN ERROR

This paper presents the findings of an experimental study, conducted f or the purpose of examining the effects of some personal and environme ntal factors on the errors made by nuclear reactor operators. A comput er simulation of the control board, of a 10 kW university training nuc lear reactor (UTR-10), was used to test the performance shaping factor s (PSFs) affecting the errors of the operators. One hundred and twenty subjects participated in the experiments. Effects of; motor variables , decision-making mechanism, complexity of information presented, inte lligence levels and emotional states of subjects on the errors committ ed by the operators were analyzed.