Local Applications of the Ecological Approach To Human-Machine Systems (Resources for Ecological Psychology Series)

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There is a growing consensus in the human factors/ergonomics community that human factors research has had little impact on significant applied problems. Some have suggested that the problem lies in the fact that much HF/E research has been based on the wrong type of psychology, an information processing view of psychology that is reductionistic and context-free. Ecological psychology offers a viable alternative, presenting a richer view of human behavior that is holistic and contextualized. The papers presented in these two volumes show the conceptual impact that ecological psychology can have on HF/E, as well as presenting a number of specific examples illustrating the ecological approach to human-machine systems. It is the first collection of papers that explicitly draws a connection between these two fields. While work in this area is only just beginning, the evidence available suggests that taking an ecological approach to human factors/ergonomics helps bridge the existing gap between basic research and applied problems. Content: Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Contributors Preface 1: Perceiving and Driving: Where ParaHel Roads Meet 2: Perceiving and Avoiding Rollover in Agrkultural Tractors 3: Low-Altitude Flight 4: Perceptual Support for Timing of the Flare in the Landing of an Aircraft 5: Coordination of Postural Control and Vehicular Control: Irnplications for Multimodal Perception and Simulation of Self-Motion 6: Designing for Telepresence: The Delft Virtual Window Systern 7: Representation of Systern Invariants by Optical In variants in Configural Displays for Process Control8: Human Exploration and Perception in Off-Road Navigation 9: Topographic Map Reading 10: On the Specification of the Information Available for the Perception and Description of the Natural Terrain 11: The Role of Mental Simulation in Problem Solving and Decision Making 12: A Situated Cognition Approach to Problem Solving 13: Designing Team Workstations: The Choreography of Teamwork 14: Risk Management and the Evolution of Instability in Large-Scale, Industrial Systems Author Index