Engineering Psychology and Human PerformanceThis text presents both a formal and intuitive understanding of how humans process information in the performance of tasks - highlighting the strengths and limitations for the design of equipment with which people interact. |
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ENGINEERING PSYCH 8 HUMAN PERF | 1 |
SIGNAL DETECTION INFO THEORY ABSOLUTE JUDGMENT | 2 |
ATTENTION PERCEPTION DISPLAY SPACE | 3 |
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