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Module 4: Information Theory Flashcards

1
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what is the subdiscipline of psychology which states that the human work is above the neck?

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engineering psychology

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according to Wickens, C. et. al. (2013), what discipline focus on performance in the workplace that characterizes its close linkage back to ergonomics and cognitive ergonomics?

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engineering psychology

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what does the engineering psychology typically measures?

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the big 3: speed, accuracy, attentional demand

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what do engineering psychologists study in terms of cognitive phenomena?

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the quality of mental model, situation awareness, and overconfidence in a decision

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where is data derived from?

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information

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this is conveyed either as a content of a message or through direct pr indirect observation of something

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information

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what are the 6 types of information?

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quantitative
qualitative
status
warning
representational
identification

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who developed the information theory?

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Claude E. Shannon

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what is the purpose of information theory?

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to find fundamental limits on signal processing operations

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10
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where do information theory draws its knowledge from?

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statistical inferences, natural language processing, and other forms of data analysis

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what starts by an environmental input or operator’s voluntary intention to act?

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system environment (feedback)

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12
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for short-term sensory store, what is the reason why all sensory systems have an associated STSS?

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to prolong the raw materials for 0.5 min or 2-4 sec

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what does the STSS permits to be preserved temporarily and be dealt with later?

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environmental information

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14
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unfamiliar circumstances remove the ability to use ______?

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past experiences

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15
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what forces the perceiver to use top-down expectancies?

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poor sensory quality

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what happens if such expectancies are wrong?

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perceptual errors can occur

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17
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what is driven by sensory inputs or by inputs from long-term memory about what events are expected?

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perception

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what are the 2 types of perception in human information processing model?

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top-down processing and bottom-up processing

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this refers to processing sensory information as it is coming in

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bottom-up processing

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this refers to the way it is built up from the smallest pieces of sensory information

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bottom-up processing

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21
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this refers to perception that is driven by cognition

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top-down processing

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stimulus world > senses

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bottom-up processing

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experiences > knowledge

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top-down processing

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what operations require greater time, mental effort, or attention through rehearsal, reasoning, or image processing using working memory?

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cognition

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how to use our memories?

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use under controlled conditions

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this refers to the choices/options presented or thought of before responding when a situation occurs

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response selection

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this refers to the chosen action from the list of options

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response execution

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28
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what is triggered when you understand a situation?

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action

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29
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what is the formula of reaction time?

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RT = Hick-Hyman Law + Movement Time (Fitts Law)

30
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what theory describes decision made under uncertainty?

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signal detection theory

31
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what are the 4 parts of signal detection?

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Stimulus
Signal
Noise
Task

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sensory input(s)

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stimulus

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stimulus having a special pattern

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signal

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obscuring stimuli

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noise

35
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reporting “yes” when signal present, “no” if otherwise

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task

36
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what is a graphical plot of how often false alarms (x) occur vs. how often hits (y) occur for any level of sensitivity?

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receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve

37
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how is sensitivity of d’ captured in the curve?

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by the “bow”

38
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the _____ the curve bends up to the right, the _____ the sensitivity

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more, better

39
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what do humans make when they detect signals?

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2 alternatives along a sequence of sensory evidence

40
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what do you call the behavior of humans identifying 3 or more stimuli at DIFFERENT levels of sensory evidences?

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absolute judgment

41
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what is an example of a task in which the human transmits information from stimulus to response?

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absolute judgment

42
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an observer assign a stimulus into one of the ____ categories along a _____

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multiple, sensory dimension

43
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how is an information can be expressed?

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bits (binomial digits)

44
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this equal to the base 2 logarithm of the number of possible events

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bits (binomial digits)

45
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the amount of information in the stimulus

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Hs

46
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what is information loss?

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Ht < Hs ; the amount of transmitted information is less than the stimulus information

47
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absolute judgment can be divided into 2:

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single dimensions
multidimensional judgment

48
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this includes the stimulus continuum and several discrete levels of the continuum

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channel capacity

49
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when is information transmission (Ht) usually perfect?

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when 4 discriminable stimuli (2 bits) are presented

50
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increasing number of discrete stimulus level, error rate _____?

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increases

51
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according to Miller (1956), every subject has a _____- if the number of discrete levels and the error rate are directly proportional

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maximum channel capacity

52
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this states that “stimuli located in the middle of the range are generally identified with poorer accuracy than those at the extremes”

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edge effect

53
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according to edge effect, the 45° slope of the dashed line indicates what?

A

perfect information transmission

54
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what indicates the channel capacity of the operator?

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level of flat part or asymptote of the function

55
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this refers to the level of the stimulus on one dimension can take on any value and independent of the other

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orthogonal dimension

56
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“As _____ dimensions are added, _____ ______
information is transmitted, but _____ information
is transmitted ___ _________”.

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more, more total

less, per dimension

57
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this refers on the level on one constraints, the level on another

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correlated dimensions

58
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“As more dimensions are added, the ___________ improves, but Hs ______ the amount of information that can be transmitted”

A

security of the channel, limits

59
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what does the orthogonal dimensions maximizes?

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Ht, efficiency of the channel

60
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what does the correlated dimension minimizes?

A

Hloss

61
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what does the correlated dimension maximizes?

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security of the channel

62
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this refers to (in) action that was not intended, not desired by a set of rules, or an external observer, that led the task or system outside its acceptable limits

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human error

63
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what is the goal of human error?

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minimize error to maximize human performance

64
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how does human error occur?

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task complexity
error-likely situations
individual differences

65
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how are errors detected?

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action, output, process - based

66
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what are the 4 causes of human error?

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design deficiency
equipment malfunction
manufacturing defect
environmental hazards

67
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what type of human error causes creates a problem if the design has a problem that causes mishap?

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design deficiency

68
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what type of human error causes creates a problem if the machine operated incorrectly?

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equipment malfunction

69
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what type of human error causes creates a problem if the material or assembly has an issue that causes it to fail?

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manufacturing defect

70
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what type of human error causes creates a problem if an outside factor is involved that causes hazardous condition?

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environmental hazard

71
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A

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