Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-637) and glossary
  • Part I: Historical Foundations of Human Factors
  • Chapter 1: Historical Foundations of Human Factors
  • Chapter 2: Research Methods in Human Factors
  • Chapter 3: Reliability and Human Errorin Systems
  • Chapter 4: Human Information Processing
  • Part II: Perceptual Factors and Their Applications
  • Chapter 5: Visual Perception
  • Chapter 6: Perception of Objectsin the World
  • Chapter 7: Hearing, Proprioception, and the Chemical Senses
  • Chapter 8: Display of Visual, Auditory, and Tactual Information
  • Part III Cognitive Factors and Their Applications
  • Chapter 9: Attention and the Assessment of Mental Workload
  • Chapter 10: Retention and Comprehension of Information
  • Chapter 11: Solving Problems and Making Decisions
  • Chapter 12: Experts and Expert Systems
  • Part IV Action Factors and Their Applications
  • Chapter 13: Response Selection and Principles of Compatibility
  • Chapter 14: Control of Movement and Learning of Motor Skill
  • Chapter 15: Controls and Controlling Actions
  • Part V: Environmental Factors and Their Applications
  • Chapter 16: Anthropometrics and Workspace Design
  • Chapter 17: Environmental Ergonomics
  • Chapter 18: Human Resource Management and Macroergonomics
  • Chapter 19: Practice of Human Factors