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resemble the real- world task involvement as closely as possible. Another
challenge is to properly alert the operator that the system has gone into
automatic mode, which means changing the operator’s expectations of
what the machine will accomplish during a particular sequence of activities.
Changing the operator’s mental model of the work environment involves
mental switching costs that need to be taken into consideration as well
(Reinerman- Jones, Taylor, Sprouse, Barber, & Houston, 2011). Brain- based
adaptive systems have made positive impacts on the performance of primary
and secondary tasks (Bailey, ...