FEAST Attention and Multitasking 2

Question 1

You are monitoring a frequency where six aircraft are active. Aircraft identifiers are: KLM712, BAW92, UAL5, EZY441, RYR88, DLH56. After five minutes, you are asked which aircraft called last. The skill being tested is:

Accepted Answer

Sustained attention and sequential memory for radio communications

Answer

Recalling the order of radio calls requires sustained attention over time and short-term sequential memory — both core FEAST attention skills.

Question 2

A controller is scanning a radar display with 10 tracks. They must detect any aircraft that deviates more than 200 ft from its cleared altitude. This task primarily assesses:

Accepted Answer

Sustained attention and vigilance for change detection

Answer

Continuously monitoring a display for rare deviations is a classic vigilance and sustained attention task — the core of radar monitoring work.

Question 3

A candidate is given two tasks simultaneously: tracking numbers on a screen and responding to audio tones. Performance on both tasks is measured. This type of test assesses:

Accepted Answer

Divided attention — the ability to monitor and respond to two independent streams concurrently

Answer

Performing two independent tasks at the same time tests divided attention, which is directly relevant to ATC multitasking demands.

Question 4

Over a 20-minute monitoring period, an aircraft that should be stationary on the radar begins slowly drifting. A controller who detects this drift early demonstrates:

Accepted Answer

High vigilance — detecting a subtle change against a stable background over time

Answer

Detecting slow, subtle change in a stable scene over time is the defining characteristic of vigilance — maintaining alert monitoring when most stimuli are normal.

Question 5

A controller must simultaneously track aircraft callsigns, their current altitudes, cleared altitudes, and heading instructions. The mental resource most stressed by this task is:

Accepted Answer

Working memory capacity — holding and updating multiple information elements

Answer

Holding and continuously updating multiple items (callsigns, altitudes, headings) for active use is a direct working memory demand.

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FEAST Attention and Multitasking 2