Abstract: . . .  21. While I can participate in meetings and read journal articles, for me, nothing can replace the discussion of ideas. Therefore, I highly recommend the hallway conversations that happen during conventions and meetings. If you enjoy and benefit from exchanging ideas, then you should attend the next Division 21 event! Travel to the 2001 convention and see! Posters for the Mid-Year Meeting The Effects of Physical Stress on Attentional Breadth Michael Block, Angela McConnell, & James Merlo , United States Military Academy In the Army, physical stress plays an integral role in the life of a soldier. . . .
. . .  enemy and maintain situational awareness. While there are a myriad of concerns regarding the effects of physical stress on performance, this study explores the effects Page 10 Newsletter Volume 26, No 2 Spring, 2001 10 of physical stress on visual performance. In the experiment, physical stress was applied to 16 soldiers by having them carrying a load on their back for a short distance and then measuring any changes in their attentional breadth using a light board and a useful field of vision (UFOV) computer task. Using field amylase kits as a measurement of physical arousal, the experimental group . . .
. . .  when reading and trying to comprehend material presented in these different forms. With this in mind, this study evaluated reading comprehension and reading speed when changing the type of text organization used, as well as examining participants’ mental models depicted from the provided text in the experimental condition. By giving 60 participants a passage adapted from the Nelson-Denny reading test and recording their time and number of correct answers, it was found that there is no significant difference between linear and non-linear presentation. The non-linear group organized the information . . .
. . .  became more complex participants actually increased their situational awareness in two of the three areas. This runs counter to other research in this area that suggests that complex displays actually impede performance. We concluded that there is a critical level of optimal information presentation and past this threshold situational awareness will decrease. Our displays did not reach this information threshold level. Page 12 Newsletter Volume 26, No 2 Spring, 2001 12 News from APA National Academy Reviewing Scientific Evidence on Polygraphs As you may be aware, the U.S. Department of Energy has . . .
. . .  are all dedicated to building tools that solve real, critical, and important problems. However, 1836-2989I often need to argue about how to best accomplish that from the psychological perspective. So were do I get the evidence to make a credible argument? From you, my fellow applied experimental and engineering psychologists. Now, I can’t return to SCHIL very easily, but I have a resource for those very necessary scientific discussions, much closer to home. That resource is Division 21. While I can participate in meetings and read journal articles, for me, nothing can replace the discussion of ideas. . . .
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