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| Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics | |
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| Entry of Human Factors and Ergonomics | |
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| Broader Themes in the Text | |
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| Criteria of Human Factors | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Elements of Human Factors Analysis | |
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| Allocation of Function | |
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| Human Error and System Reliability | |
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| Usability Testing | |
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| Communication, Information, and Entropy | |
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| System Events Change Over Time | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Psychophysics | |
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| Classical Psychophysics | |
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| Basic Psychophysical Scaling | |
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| Signal Detection Theory | |
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| Fuzzy Signal Detection Theory | |
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| Multidimensional Stimuli | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Visual Displays | |
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| Sense of Vision | |
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| Perception | |
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| Principles of Display Design | |
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| Signs of Importance | |
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| Illumination and Glare | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Auditory and Tactile Displays | |
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| Sense of Hearing | |
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| Nonverbal Auditory Displays | |
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| Speech Displays | |
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| Noise | |
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| Tactile Displays | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Cognition | |
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| Organization of Human Memory | |
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| Types of Decisions | |
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| Cognitive Workload | |
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| Automatization of Cognitive Processes | |
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| Degrees of Freedom in Cognitive Task Organization | |
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| Dynamic Decisions and Situation Awareness | |
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| Cognitive Analyses of a Person-Machine System | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Psychomotor Skill and Controls | |
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| Reaction or Response Time | |
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| Learning and Skill Acquisition | |
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| Types of Manual Controls | |
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| Feedback and Controls | |
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| Voice Controls | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Anthropometry and Work Space Design | |
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| Body Measurements | |
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| Safety and Related Concerns | |
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| Physical Abilities | |
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| Some Common Biomechanical Issues | |
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| Computer Workstations | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Stress and Human Performance | |
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| Nature and Types of Stress | |
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| Physical Stressors | |
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| Social Stressors | |
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| Speed and Load Stress | |
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| Consequences of Stress | |
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| Work Schedules | |
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| Consequences of Stress | |
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| Stress and Performance Dynamics | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Occupational Accidents and Prevention | |
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| Causes of Death and Injury | |
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| Structural Risk Models | |
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| Group Dynamics, Safety Climate, and Resilience | |
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| Accident Prevention Programs | |
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| Emergency Response | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Human-Computer Interaction | |
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| The Changing Nature of the Interface | |
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| Controls | |
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| Memory Enhancements | |
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| Visual Displays | |
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| Auditory and Multimedia Displays | |
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| The Internet and the Web | |
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| Virtual Reality | |
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| Emotions in Human-Computer Interfaces | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Artificial Life | |
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| The Evolution of Programs | |
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| Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems | |
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| Smart Integrated Systems | |
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| Large-Scale Integrated Systems | |
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| Artificial Life | |
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| Validation Issues | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Complex Systems | |
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| NDS and Complex Systems | |
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| Real-World Complexity | |
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| Networks | |
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| Evolutionary and Revolutionary Change in Systems | |
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| Collective Intelligence | |
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| Group Coordination | |
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| Safety in Complex Systems | |
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| Discussion Questions 238 | |
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| Environmental Design | |
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| Microenvironments | |
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| Macroenvironments | |
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| The Great Outdoors | |
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| Playing in Traffic | |
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| Outer Space | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |