PSYC 213 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Cognitive Ergonomics, Spoonerism, Cognitive Psychology

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 213
• Professor: Jelena Ristic

Document Summary

This chapter considers how cognitive psychology has been applied to address many real- Recognition: easily identifiable meanings to symbols or icons. Areas of study that psychologists have focused on in this chapter: Classified in terms of the possible sources of different kinds of error. Examples of applied cognitive psychology discussed in previous chapters include mnemonics (ways to facilitate remembering and prevent forgetting) and eyewitness testimony (legal process determines the conditions under which we should take eyewitness testimony seriously or be skeptical). How to arrange keyboard, chairs and desks to make office work both productive and enjoyable, also called human factors research. User friendly objects: help a person to perform a task in a natural way, which is easy to understand and use. A work situation is analyzed in terms of three different interfaces: task interface, organizational interface (of concern to device manufacturers, administrators and industrial/organizational psychologists) and user interface (cognitive psychologists)