Engineering Psychology and Human Performance

by Christopher D. Wickens, William S. Helton, Justin G. Hollands, Simon Banbury

Overview

This book presents an intuitive understanding of how humans process information in the performance of tasks—highlighting the strengths and limitations, as well as methods, of performance. Equal emphasis is placed on the implications of these strengths and limitations for the design of equipment with which people interact, and for the design and training of work procedures. Chapter topics include spatial displays, language and communications, memory and training, decision making, selection of action, manual control, and stress and human error. Individuals interested in psychology will appreciate this book's reflection on the link between basic research and real-world applications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032011738
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/28/2021
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	596
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Christopher D. Wickens is Professor Emeritus of Psychology from the University of Illinois, Department of Psychology; Adjunct Professor, Colorado State University, Department of Psychology; and Senior Scientist, Alon Science and Technology, Boulder, Colorado. He has won teaching awards including the Psi-Chi award and the Paul M Fitts award from the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society.

William "Deak" S. Helton is Professor and Director of Human Factors and Applied Cognition at George Mason University and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Canterbury (New Zealand). He was awarded the Earl Alluisi Award for Early Career Achievement by the American Psychological Association and the Griffith Prize by the southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology.

Justin G. Hollands is a Defense Scientist and Senior Advisor with the Human Systems Integration Section at Defense Research and Development Canada—Toronto. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto.

Simon Banbury is co-founder and President of C3 Human Factors Consulting Inc., an independent Canadian-based human factors consultancy specializing in optimizing how people interact with technology. He received his PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Reading in 1996 and has over 25 years of human factors consultancy and applied research experience in defense, industrial, and academic domains.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Research Methods 3. Signal Detection and Absolute Judgment 4. Attention in Perception and Display Space 5. Spatial Displays 6. Spatial Cognition, Navigation, and Manual Control 7. Language and Communication 8. Memory and Training 9. Decision Making 10. Selection of Action 11. Multitasking 12. Mental Workload and Stress 13. Human-Automation Interaction