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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Theor Issues Ergon Sci. 2013 Aug 7;15(6):545–577. doi: 10.1080/1463922X.2013.817625

Table 1.

Framework for variables influencing error management.

Category Definition Examples
Automation Variables Characteristics of the automation Reliability level
Error type
Level of automation
Feedback
Person Variables Factors unique to the person
interacting with automation
Complacency potential
Training received
Knowledge of automation
Task Variables Context in which human and
automation are working together
Automation error
consequences
Verification costs
Human accountability
Emergent Variables Factors that arise from the
interaction between human and
automation
Trust in automation
Workload
Situation awareness