Ergo 2 Flashcards
MEMORIZE
refers to the mental processes that are involved in processing and handling information, i.e. encoding, maintaining, rehearsing, recalling, and transforming information in the human mind and brain.
Cognition
Any available system that processes information in its environment to act upon it could be called _________
Cognitive System
It is performed by the cognitive system
Cognitive work
Cognitive Psychology
the scientific study of mind and mental function, including learning, memory, attention, perception, reasoning, language, conceptual development, and decision making.
What is Cognitive Engineering?
is the application of cognitive psychology to the design and development of systems that support the cognitive processes of users.
It is also known as Cognitive Ergonomics
Cognitive Psychology
The objectives of cognitive ergonomics are to describe ___________ and _____________
- How task affects the mind
- How mind affects the task
The International Ergonomics Association formally defined cognitive ergonomics as a field of study concerned with mental processes, such as ____________, memory, reasoning, and ___________, as they affect interactions among humans and other elements of a system”.
perception; motor response
Relative topics in cognitive ergonomics include?
mental workload
decision-making
skilled performance
human-computer interaction
human reliability
work stress
training
Cognitive Ergonomics is the intersection between ____ and _________
Human Factors; Cognitive psychology
Goal of Human Factors?
To apply knowledge in designing systems that work, accommodating human limits, and exploiting the advantages of a human operator as well
Goal of Cognitive/Experimental Psychology
To uncover the laws of behavior through experiments; experimental design unconstrained by any requirement for application
The aspects of human factors are?
safety
comfort
ease of use
productivity
aesthetics.
What are the areas that are not Cognitive Engineering?
Work physiology
Manual-materials handling
Anthropometry
Environment: illumination
Atmospheric conditions
Noise
Motion
What are the issues in cognitive ergonomics?
Human interaction with technology
Influence of cognitive tasks in the interaction with technology
Design to ensure well-being
What are the aims of cognitive ergonomics?
user-centered design
design of IT systems that support cognitive tasks (e.g., cognitive artifacts);
development of training programs; and
work redesign to manage cognitive workload and increase human reliability.
It is easier to change the human cognitive system than work conditions. T or F?
False; easier to change work conditions
Human skills are limited but adaptive. T or F?
True
What are the four categories of data?
Measure of speed or time
Measure of accuracy or error
Measure of workload or demand
Measure of preference
“How long does it take to perform a task?” is answered by which category of data?
Measure of speed or time
“What is the probability of a user pressing the wrong button?” is answered by which category of data?
Measure of accuracy or error
“How much cognitive or physical demand is required to complete a task?” is answered by which category of data?
Measure of workload or demand
“Which does the user prefer, design A or B?” is answered by which data category?
Measure of preference
Events in the environment are first processed by __________
senses
Events after first processed by our __________, are then stored briefly for no more than a second in the ____________.
senses; short-term sensory store (STSS)
What is perception?
involves determining the meaning of the sensory signal or event, and such meaning is, in turn, derived from past experience`
It is where our past experience is stored.
Long Term Memory
a decision based on a variety of factors, but one that must be made rapidly
Response selection
the function of working memory is not just to store information, but also to think about it. This is called as ________
Cognition
Acts as a filter of information that is sensed and perceived
Attention
an executed response changes the environment and hence creates a new and different pattern of information to be sensed is shown by _____________
Feedback
Man-machine systems cycle
Perception (Man)
Interpretation Decision (Man)
Handling of Controls (Man)
Control Instrument (Machine)
Production (Machine)
Display Instrument (Machine)
What is signal detection?
Situation in which an observer classifies the world into one of the two states
What are the two states of signal detection?
YES, there is a signal
No, there is no signal
The physical trait that captures sensory information and transforms it for use by the brain
Sensation
It is the transduction of energy into neural impulses
Sensation
What is sensory adaptation?
How receptors adjust to the information received from the environment in relation to a task
It is adjusting receptors to minimize the input of information
Down regulate
What is Up Regulate
Adjusting receptors to maximize input of information