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2. Ergonomics - Wikipedia

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   Human factors and ergonomics are concerned with the "fit" between the user, equipment, and environment or "fitting a job to a person" [6] or "fitting the task to the man". [7] It accounts for the user's capabilities and limitations in seeking to ensure that tasks, functions, information, and the environment suit that user.

3. Engineering psychology - Wikipedia

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   Cognitive ergonomics and cognitive engineering - studies cognition in work settings, in order to optimize human well-being and system performance. It is a subset of the larger field of human factors and ergonomics. Applied psychology - The use of psychological principles to overcome problems in other domains. It has been argued that engineering ...

4. Human Factors in Engineering and Design - Wikipedia

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   Human Factors in Engineering and Design has had a significant impact on the field of human factors and ergonomics. The book has helped shape the development of the field and provided a framework for designing human-centered systems. It continues to be a valuable resource for students, researchers, and practicing professionals.

5. Human reliability - Wikipedia

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   In the field of human factors and ergonomics, human reliability (also known as human performance or HU) is the probability that a human performs a task to a sufficient standard. [1] Reliability of humans can be affected by many factors such as age , physical health , mental state , attitude , emotions , personal propensity for certain mistakes ...

6. Human factors integration - Wikipedia

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   Human Factors Integration (HFI) is the process adopted by a number of key industries (notably defence and hazardous industries like oil & gas) in Europe to integrate human factors and ergonomics into the systems engineering process. Although each industry has a slightly different domain, the underlying approach is the same.

7. Neuroergonomics - Wikipedia

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   Neuroergonomics is the application of neuroscience to ergonomics. Traditional ergonomic studies rely predominantly on psychological explanations to address human factors issues such as: work performance, operational safety, and workplace-related risks (e.g., repetitive stress injuries). Neuroergonomics, in contrast, addresses the biological ...

8. Cognitive ergonomics - Wikipedia

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   It aims to ensure there is an appropriate interaction between human factors and processes that can be done throughout everyday life. [3] This would include everyday life such as work tasks. Some cognitive ergonomics aims are: diagnosis, workload, situation awareness, decision making , and planning.

9. Systems psychology - Wikipedia

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   Ergonomics, also called "human factors", is the application of scientific information concerning objects, systems and environment for human use (definition adopted by the International Ergonomics Association in 2007). Ergonomics is commonly described as the way companies design tasks and work areas to maximize the efficiency and quality of ...