In this paper we describe an investigation of differences in cue-pattern recognitional strategies among expert aviators. Military instructor pilots were presented with meaningful and random configurations of instrument gauges. Tests of perceptual and conceptual ability in reading the instruments showed dissociations in performance across the differing configuration types. Results are discussed in relation to cue-pattern recognition processes and expertise.
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