IND 712 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: International Ergonomics Association, Poor Posture, Usability Testing

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2 branches of person as a machine and person as an information processor . 3 underlying disciplines of: anatomy (especially the functioning of eyes and ears), physiology (especially biomechanics), and psychology (especially perception) Their primary purpose is to explain human behaviour, not design (presumably, rather than design objects to interact with humans) More pilots were killed during training than in combat in the korean war. Needed information to be better displayed so that pilots could quickly understand the situation. Provide 5 important emerging areas in ergonomics around the around from the 1996. C ontrol room design of nuclear power plants . 2 of 7 workstation to improve posture, comfort, and convenience) A llocation of responsibility and autonomy, and policies for communication (valuable time lost if need to go find supervisor to shut down a process that needs to be stopped) Poor posture leads to fatigue and poor work quality (may want to redesign.