@article{e7da19694bfc48319789505c7203bd66,
title = "A preliminary investigation of the reinforcement function of signal detections in simulated baggage screening: Further support for the vigilance reinforcement hypothesis",
abstract = "The vigilance reinforcement hypothesis (VRH) asserts that errors in signal detection tasks are partially explained by operant reinforcement and extinction processes. VRH predictions were tested with a computerized baggage screening task. Our experiment evaluated the effects of signal schedule (extinction vs. variable interval 6 min) and visual field complexity (dial vs. baggage x-ray) on search behavior rates. There was a main effect for signal schedule [F (1, 20) = 14.0, p =.001, prep = 0.99], but no effects for field complexity or interaction. The VRH suggests that performance errors in visual screening work may be reduced through operant conditioning of search behaviors by intensive management of artificially planted signals.",
keywords = "Airport security, Baggage screening, Operant conditioning, Reinforcement, Vigilance, Visual search",
author = "Hogan, {Lindsey C.} and Matthew Bell and Ryan Olson",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank the following for contributions: Brian Hurd for pilot studies with the second and third authors; Walter Amick for programming; and Alana Dulaney for data analysis and project implementation. The experiment served as the first author{\textquoteright}s undergraduate senior honors thesis under supervision of Matthew Bell, partially fulfilling requirements for graduating with honors from Santa Clara University. Preliminary analyses were presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis Conference, May 2007, and the American Psychological Association Conference, August 2007. Support came from a Technology Fund Grant from Santa Clara University to the second author. Bag images were provided through a research agreement with Dr. Josh Rubinstein of the Transportation Security Laboratory within the Department of Homeland Security. The first author is now affiliated with the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. The order of authors{\textquoteright} Bell and Olson is alphabetical and reflects equal contributions to the program of research.",
year = "2009",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1080/01608060802660116",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "29",
pages = "6--18",
journal = "Journal of Organizational Behavior Management",
issn = "0160-8061",
publisher = "Routledge",
number = "1",
}