Engineering Psychology and Human Performance

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Forming connections between human performance and design Engineering Psychology and Human Performance, 4e examines human-machine interaction. The book is organized directly from the psychological perspective of human information processing. The chapters generally correspond to the flow of information as it is processed by a human being--from the senses, through the brain, to action--rather than from the perspective of system components or engineering design concepts. This book is ideal for a psychology student, engineering student, or actual practitioner in engineering psychology, human performance, and human factors Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers should be able to: * Identify how human ability contributes to the design of technology. * Understand the connections within human information processing and human performance. * Challenge the way they think about technology's influence on human performance.  * show how theoretical advances have been, or might be, applied to improving human-machine interaction Cover Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Definitions Research Methods and Models of Information Processing Chapter 2 Signal Detection Theory ROC Curve Fuzzy Logic & SDT Vigilance Absolute Judgement Supplement: Information Theory Chapter 3 Selective Visual Attention Parallel Processing and Divided Attention Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Overview Working Memory Interference and Confusion Expertise and Memory Everyday Memory Situation Awareness Planning and Problem Solving Training Long Term Memory Chapter 8 Classes and Features of DM Information Processing Model of Decision Making What is Good DM? Diagnosis and Situation Assessment in DM Choice of Action Effort and Meta Cognition Imporving Decision Making Chapter 9 Variables Influencing Choice Reaction Time Stages in Reaction Time Serial Responses Errors Chapter 10 Effort and Resource Demands Multiplicity Executive Control, Switching, and Resource Management Distracted Driving Task Similarity, Confusion, and Crosstalk Individual Differences in Thime Sharing Chapter 11 Mental Workload Stress, Physiological Arousal, adn Human Performance Chapter 12 Examples and Purposes of Automation Levels and Stages of Automation Automation Complexity References Subject Index