It's more a question of building a warning system that pilots didn't
want to shut off right after wheels-up. One that's turned off is no
better than none at all, I think.  

I know that in civilian airliners they changed the stall warning from a
loud buzzer to a softer, sort-of-female voice that simply says "Stall...
Stall..."  I think the information in the message would induce plenty of
motivation to act, independent of the aversiveness of the buzzer.

But then, IANAP (I am not a pilot)...

m

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Marc L Carter, PhD
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Psychology 
Baker University College of Arts & Sciences
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
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> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
> Subject: Re: [tips] NASA developing brain-monitor hats for 
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> Hi
> 
> Wouldn't it be even more counter-productive to NOT have a 
> warning??  Or is it a question of its persistence, 
> intrusiveness, ...??
> 
> Jim
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> James M. Clark
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> >>> "Christopher D. Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04-Dec-08 2:43 PM >>>
> Marc Carter wrote:
> > I remember reading about how pilots in Vietnam would shut 
> off all the 
> > warning alarms in their cockpits because the noise was too 
> distracting.
> >
> > It seems counter-productive to me to have an alarm that 
> warns you of a 
> > missle and at the same time impairs your ability to get 
> away from it....
> >
> >   
> 
> And it seems unusual to you that the military would do 
> something counterproductive? :-)
> 
> Chris
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