title: A signal-detection theory based perspective on design of warning.
abstract: The effects of warnings are analyzed using a distributed signal-detection theory model. It is established that selectivity always increases effectiveness. The implications to optimal warning design for intermittent versus continuous hazards are discussed. The changes in the behavior of the 6 human subjects in response to changes in the warning levels are consistent with the predictions of the model.
authors.affiliation: School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287, USA.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lehto
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Papastavrou
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012372:ROC Curve; D017603:Signal Detection, Psychological