HUMAN FACTORS Flashcards
5 senses of humans
- sight (eyes)
- hearing (ears)
- smelling
- touch
- taste
Clear part of the eyes
cornea
colored part of the eyes
iris
dark area in the center of the iris
pupil
rear wall of the eyeball
retina
behind the iris and pupil
lens
Vision impairments causes:
Substances taken into our body
Medical/physical factor
Environmental influences
Changing visual tasks wherein it deals with controlling the incidence of light
Adaptation
Changing visual tasks wherein it deals with focusing of the eye
Accomodation
Changing visual tasks wherein it deals with locating of direction
Fixation
3 Diivision of Hearing
inner ear
Middle ear
Outer ear
highest volume of intensity
150 decibels
Information Processing
(Sensory receptor)
Attention
Perception
Decision Making
detecting the information
Attention
interpretation of data
Perception
ability to act or learn new things
Memory
Three process of memory:
1.Registration
2.Storage
3.Retrieval
Forms of memory:
Ultra short term memory
Short term memory
Long term memory
takes up to 2 seconds only
Ultra short term memory
has enough time to store the information
Short term memory
information to be stored for a long period of time
Long term memory
Types of Memory
Semantic memory
Episodic memory
based on the factual knowledge (stock knowldge) based on scientific ideas
Semantic memory
important events, persons, objects in your life
Episodic memory
irrational fear of something
Phobia
Category of Phobias:
Claustrophobia
Acrophobia
Social phobia