Introduction to Human Factors Engineering: Pearson New International Edition
Pearson New International Edition
1st Edition
Published on 27. August 2013
592 pages
978-1-292-03551-2 (ISBN)
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For undergraduate courses in Human-Factors Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Engineering Psychology, or Human-Factors Psychology.Offering a somewhat more psychological perspective than other human factors books on the market, this text describes the capabilities and limitations of the human operatorboth physical and mentaland how these should be used to guide the design of systems with which people interact. General principles of human-system interaction and design are presented, and included are specific examples of successful and unsuccessful interactions. It links theories of human performance that underlie the principles with real-world experience, without a heavy engineering-oriented perspective.
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Content
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction to Human Factors
- 2. Design and Evaluation Methods
- 3. Visual Sensory Systems
- 4. Auditory, Tactile, and Vestibular System
- 5. Cognition
- 6. Decision Making
- 7. Displays
- 8. Control
- 9. Engineering Anthropometry and Work Space Design
- 10. Biomechanics of Work
- 11. Work Physiology
- 12. Stress and Workload
- 13. Safety and Accident Prevention
- 14. Human-Computer Interaction
- 15. Automation
- 16. Transportation Human Factors
- 17. Selection and Training
- 18. Social Factors
- 19. Research Methods
- References
- Index
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- I
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- M
- N
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- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
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