PSYC 2800 Study Guide - Final Guide: Trita, Shift Work, Automatic Control
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There are certain characteristics of the environment that lead to the loss of performance in detecting signals or events of relevance: time longer duration of vigilance, increases chance of misses, event salience subtle events increase chances of error e. g. , typesetting error, signal rate when signal events occur at low rates, likelihood of detection will be reduced, arousal level problems occur when there is little intrinsic task related activity. Workplace death: ground vehicular accidents, worker violence (including suicide, falls, electrocution, drowning, how are the characteristics of rational decision making models different from. Describe the six procedural steps involved in systematically using anthropometric data in design: characterize target population, define relevant body dimensions, determine % of population to be accommodated, refer to anthropometric database to establish envelopes for relevant body dimensions and get % of the population, ensure all users can be accommodated (ex.
