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A Review of the Mental Workload Literature Brad Cain Defence Research and Development Canada Toronto Human System Integration Section 1133 Sheppard Avenue West Toronto, Ontario M3M 3B9 CANADA Telephone: 1-416-635-2195 E-mail: brad.cain@drdc-rddc.gc.ca 1.0 INTRODUCTION The intent of this paper is to provide the reader with an overview of the mental workload literature. It will focus on other state of the art surveys with reference to some specific reports of the practical application of mental workload measurement. The surveys will be limited to those in English. Manzey1 reportedly provides a review of psychophysiological methods in German; a comparable, recent review in English was not found although a NATO RTO report (Wilson 2004, pp. 64-65 and Chapter 8) provides some guidance in this respect. Appendix 1 lists a search for references to workload measurement techniques using the GOOGLE2 search engine. The intent is to give the reader an appreciation of where work has been focused, or at least as reported on the Internet. 1.1 Definitions of Workload Despite interest in the topic for the past 40 years, there is no clearly defined, universally accepted definition of workload. Huey and Wickens (1993, p. 54) note that the term “workload” was not common before the 1970’s and that the operational definitions of workload from various fields continue to disagree about its sources, mechanisms, consequences, and measurement.”