Human Factors, Workbook Understanding

A general, introductory, up-to-date text on the interface between people and systems, geared for the advanced undergraduate or graduate major in psychology, industrial engineering, computer science, and business. Integrates theory and practical implications of human behavior in terms of theoretical models. Covers non-traditional contemporary topics and uses a detailed description of human capabilities as a necessary precursor to the study of human-machine systems. Emphasizes the cognitive aspects of the person-system relationship.

Barry H. Kantowitz is Professor of Psychology, Professor of Industrial and Operational Engineering, and Director of the Transportation Research Institute at the University of Michigan. He has written and edited more than a dozen books. Robert D. Sorkin is the author of Human Factors: Understanding People-System Relationships, Workbook, published by Wiley.

Systems and People.

Error and Reliability.

HUMAN CAPABILITIES.

Hearing and Signal Detection Theory.

Vision.

Psychomotor Skill.

Human Information Processing.

HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACES.

Visual Displays.

Auditory and Tactile Displays.

Speech Communication.

Controls and Tools.

Data Entry.

HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEM PROPERTIES.

Feedback and Control.

Human Factors in Computer Programming.

Decision Making with Applications to Inspection and Maintainability.

Workspace Design.

ENVIRONMENT.

Noise.

Microenvironments.

Macroenvironments.

Environmentsl Stressors.

Legal Aspects of Human Factors.

References.

Author and Subject Indexes.

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Human Factors, Workbook Understanding People-System Relationships

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