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Question 1

psychological factor data

Answer 1

human factor data related to interpretations affected by the environment

Question 2

what is psychological factor data good for

Answer 2

optimise user health, comfort, safety, performance

Question 3

2 types of data

Answer 3

qualitative – descriptive data used to know peoples perceptions
quantitative – numerical data, can be measured

Question 4

what is qualitative data used for

Answer 4

to find out the perception of people

Question 5

what is quantitative data used for

Answer 5

for finding our physical factors

Question 6

4 types of measurement scales

Answer 6

nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio

Question 7

describe the nominal measurement scale type

Answer 7

qualitative, used to label variables that numbers cant measure
example: hair color - black; blonde; ginger

Question 8

describe the ordinal measurement scale type

Answer 8

qualitative, classified w an order of ranking
example: rating a movie from 1 to 5

Question 9

describe the interval measurement scale type

Answer 9

quantitative, has equally spaced intervals between values, can be negative
example: temperature, the distance between degrees is consistent

Question 10

describe the ratio measurement scale type

Answer 10

quantitative, like interval data but has an absolute zero so no negative values
example: height, speed

Question 11

how do u decide which scale of measure u should use

Answer 11

it depends on the nature of the data ur collecting + type of analysis youre conducting

Question 12

human information processing system

Answer 12

automatic system a person uses to interpret information and react

Question 13

what does HIPS stand for

Answer 13

human information processing system

Question 14

factors that affect how we process info

Answer 14

age – too young and dont know/too old and forgot
strength – too weak for task
skills
health – not physically/mentally able to do the task
disability

Question 15

what happens when the HIPS capacity is exceeded

Answer 15

the response rates decrease

Question 16

environmental factors is…

Answer 16

set of psychological factors that affect human performance. depend on the environment human is in

Question 17

list the environmental factors

Answer 17

1. temperature – important for productivity
2. sound – lower sound systems positively affect productivity etc
3. light – can affect mental and physical conditions. affects ambience and mood
4. texture – decor; lends character to workplace
5. color – emotions; sense of warmth/coldness. we make connections w certain colors
6. smell/taste – affect performance
7. comfort – productivity, health
8. humidity – impact on wellbeing and health, healthy = 30-50%

Question 18

what do environmental factors have an effect on

Answer 18

comfort, alertness, perception

Question 19

perception is

Answer 19

the way in which smth is interpreted

Question 20

what does perception do to psychological factors data

Answer 20

it has an impact on the reliability of the data

Question 21

why might psychological data not be reliable

Answer 21

perception has an influence on it

Question 22

alertness is

Answer 22

the level of readiness/caution of an individual. being aware of whats happening around

Question 23

methods of collecting psychological data

Answer 23

observation
surveys
testing
case studies

Question 24

human info processing system

Answer 24

input - sensory - central - motor - output

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Question 25

research ethics

Answer 25

1 informed consent
2 right to withdraw
3 avoid deception

Question 26

2 main categories of human error

Answer 26

1. slips – result from automatic behaviour, subconscious mistakes
2. mistakes – conscious deliberations