PSYC 3170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Aea June Bug, Social Comparison Theory, Mass Psychogenic Illness
17 Dec 2017
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Information displays: display of information in aircrafts: planes have become more and more complicated over time; early planes few dials people would attribute an accident to human-error; attributing to an internal explanation. The cause could also be attributed to a system"s error solution: organizing the dials making sure their readable ex. Coffee holder) ergonomists make configurations based on research standardization is important (ex. Operating a crane that operates the same as other cranes); at work. Three-mile island (water taps): they ignored the conventions of blue = cold and hot= red if someone pressed 2 buttons at the same time, everything would have been shut down. The problem was that the person who tested it out, had a long wingspan. Therefore, it was difficult for most people to do the task ergonomics involves planning (ex. Many of the errors was due to system"s errors; difficult for practitioners to use and understand. Use of modern devices; increasing patient medical compliance.
