Handbook of Warnings

by Michael S. Wogalter (Editor)

Overview

A technical discussion that includes theory, research, and application, this book describes warning design standards and guidelines; aspects of law relevant to warnings such as government regulations, case/trial litigation, and the role of expert testimony in these cases; and international, health/medical, and marketing issues. Broken into thirteen

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040076750
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	01/20/2006
Series:	Human Factors and Ergonomics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	864
File size:	23 MB
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Table of Contents

Contents: Series Foreword. Foreword. Preface. Part I: Introduction. M.S. Wogalter, Purposes and Scope of Warnings. D. Egilman, S.R. Bohme, A Brief History of Warnings. Part II: Research Methodology. T.L. Smith-Jackson, M.S. Wogalter, Methods and Procedures in Warning Research. D.M. DeJoy, K.A. Cameron, L.J. Della, Postexposure Evaluation of Warning Effectiveness: A Review of Field Studies and Population-Based Research. Part III: Modeling the Process. M.S. Wogalter, Communication-Human Information Processing (C-HIP) Model. M.R. Lehto, Human Factors Models. M.R. Lehto, Optimal Warnings: An Information and Decision Theoretic Perspective. Part IV: Source and Channel Predelivery Aspects. E.P. Cox III, M.S. Wogalter, Warning Source. H.H. Cohen, J. Cohen, C.C. Mendat, M.S. Wogalter, Warning Channel: Modality and Media. Part V: Visual Warnings. M.F. Lesch, Consumer Product Warnings: Research and Recommendations. G.K. Rouseau, M.S. Wogalter, Research on Warning Signs. M.S. Wogalter, N.C. Silver, S.D. Leonard, H. Zaikina, Warning Symbols. R.E. Dewar, Road Warnings With Traffic Control Devices. Part VI: Auditory and Active Warnings. E. Haas, J. Edworthy, An Introduction to Auditory Warnings and Alarms. J. Edworthy, E. Hellier, Complex Nonverbal Auditory Signals and Speech Warnings. J. Meyer, Responses to Dynamic Warnings. J.P. Bliss, C.K. Fallon, Active Warnings: False Alarms. Part VII: Postreception Processing. M.S. Wogalter, W.J. Vigilante, Jr., Attention Switch and Maintenance. H.E. Hancock, C.T. Bowles, W.A. Rogers, A.D. Fisk, Comprehension and Retention of Warning Information. B. Fischhoff, S. Eggers, Mental Models of Warning Decisions: Identifying and Addressing Information Needs. D.M. Riley, Beliefs, Attitudes, a