Engineering Psychology and Human Work

Author: (USA) Wickerstaff
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: This book is divided into 13 chapters, covering a broad range of topics related to human performance. In Chapter 1, Introduction, Engineering Psychology is placed within a broader framework of human factors and systems design. Chapters 2 to 8 deal with perception, attention, spatial and verbal cognition, memory, learning, and decision-making, emphasizing the potential applications of these areas in cognitive psychology. Chapters 9 to 12 include the selection and execution of actions, time allocation, errors, and stress, thus having more traditional connections with engineering fields. The final chapter, Chapter 13, discusses the development direction of systems, exploring process control, complex systems, and automation. This chapter illustrates how the principles explained in the preceding chapters will increasingly demonstrate their importance in specific application domains. This book is part of the "Contemporary Classics in Psychological Science" translation series. It is the most widely used and influential Engineering Psychology textbook in the Western world today, written by renowned experts in the United States and translated by highly experienced Chinese Engineering Psychologists. It primarily focuses on the psychological factors of human-machine interaction in engineering design and usage, aiming to improve human performance from a psychological perspective. The first half discusses perception, attention, spatial-verbal cognition, memory, learning, and decision-making, emphasizing the potential applications of these areas in cognitive psychology. The second half specifically addresses action selection, time allocation, errors, and stress. The knowledge included in this book about the strengths and limitations of human processing systems and their relationship to system design is universally applicable to people worldwide. This is a representative classic in Engineering Psychology, featuring the following main characteristics:
(1) Based on the psychology of human cognitive information processing, it systematically elaborates on psychological issues related to engineering and technical design, making it a theoretically strong and closely tied to technical design work in Engineering Psychology. Readers with or without a background in psychology, as well as those with or without knowledge of engineering and technical design, can gain insights from this book.
(2) The book cites a large number of experimental results in Engineering Psychology, with solid evidence and strong scientific rigor. The extensive references cited in the book can guide readers for further in-depth study of Engineering Psychology.
(3) The content of this book is novel, with most of the references reflecting the research achievements of the U.S. Engineering Psychology community in the past 10 years. Reading this book can help you understand the development trends of contemporary U.S. Engineering Psychology research.