Ergonomics and Psychology: Developments in Theory and Practice

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Olexiy Ya Chebykin, Gregory Bedny, Waldemar Karwowski
CRC Press, Apr 25, 2008 - Technology & Engineering - 432 pages
Written by leaders in their respective fields, Ergonomics and Psychology discusses recent advancements in psychology and addresses their applications in practice through ergonomics. The book describes the basic ideas that underpin the most successfully applied approaches in ergonomics, psychology, training, education, and more. It explores t
 

Contents

Chapter 1 Ecological Ergonomics
3
Chapter 2 Itegrating Cognitive and Digital Human Models for Virtual Product Design
29
Chapter 3 Time Study during Vocational Training
41
Chapter 4 The Laws of Ergonomics Applied to Design and Testing of Workstations
71
A Psychophysiological and Engineering Approach
89
Modular Processes in Mind and Brain
109
Chapter 6 Identification of Mental Modules
111
Chapter 7 Identification of Neural Modules
135
Comparative Analysis of Eastern and Western Approaches
221
Chapter 12 Discourse in Activity
247
The Informer Fallacy and the Training Fallacy versus the Role of Exploration
267
Emotional Regulation of Activity and Education
301
A Novel Approach to Operationalizing the Construct
303
Chapter 15 Emotional Regulation of the Learning Process
325
Chapter 16 Emotional Resources of the Professional Trainer
341
Personality
355

Psychophysiology of Work
165
Chapter 8 The New Interface of Brain Mind and Machine Will the Emergent Whole Be Greater than the Sum of the Parts?
167
Chapter 9 The Interaction of Sleep and Memory
189
Chapter 10 Attention Selection for Action Error Processing and Safety
203
Activity Theory and Ecological Psychology and Their Application
219
The Intersection of Intelligence and Personality
357
Relationships and Behavior
377
Index
397
Back cover
413
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Page 4 - Ergonomics (or human factors) is the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and methods to design in order to optimise human well-being and overall system performance.

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Olexiy Y. Chebykin, Gregory Z. Bedny, Waldemar Karwowski

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