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Abstract
The research which is briefly presented here has been carried out, during the lost ten years, by a team of psychologists at the Centre d'Experimentation de la Navigation Aćrienne, whose aim is the automation of the air traffic control system. The general topic refers to the operator-computer's interactions in a complex system. The type of contribution that psychology may provide is shown, by indicating the three interdependent aspects of the research : 1) the definition of the operator's algorithms; 2) the analysis of his ‘mental representation’; 3) the study of the effect of the work load on the mental processes.
The general methodology of the studies of mental processes is presented; and an experiment on operative memory is discussed.
