Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Fuel Tank, Product Liability, User Friendly

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2990A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

Document Summary

Fitting the user to the machine and fitting the machine to the user. Other common names for the field: human factors, human factors engineering, human engineering o o. Defined as: the science of : determining appropriate behaviours for the efficient operation of machines, and, designing machines for human use. This definition highlights the two goals that lead to the development of the field o o. Design the machine and ignore the user of the machine. Good long distance vision but, poor visibility directly in front of the tank. Took 7 seconds to read: misread 12% of the time. If little hand is misread than readings can be off by a lot. Design the machine and then fit the user to the machine. Design the machine, and then select people who fit the machine. If strength is required to operate, than select strong users. Finding the right person for the job vs. finding the right person to the machine.