Engineering Psychology and Human Performance

Christopher D. Wickens is Professor Emeritus of Psychology from the University of Illinois, Department of Psychology; Adjunct Professor, Colorado State University, Department of Psychology; and Senior Scientist, Alon Science and Technology, Boulder, Colorado. He has won teaching awards including the Psi-Chi award and the Paul M Fitts award from the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society. William "Deak" S. Helton is Professor and Director of Human Factors and Applied Cognition at George Mason University and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Canterbury (New Zealand). He was awarded the Earl Alluisi Award for Early Career Achievement by the American Psychological Association and the Griffith Prize by the southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology. Justin G. Hollands is a Defense Scientist and Senior Advisor with the Human Systems Integration Section at Defense Research and Development Canada—Toronto. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto.Simon Banbury is co-founder and President of C3 Human Factors Consulting Inc., an independent Canadian-based human factors consultancy specializing in optimizing how people interact with technology. He received his PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Reading in 1996 and has over 25 years of human factors consultancy and applied research experience in defense, industrial, and academic domains.

"I have always been a fan of this book since its first edition. It has accompanied my whole academic life since then. The current 5th edition is another update with many new data and insights. It continues to be the best introduction to Engineering Psychology I am aware of." —Prof. Dr. Dietrich Manzey, Technical University Berlin, Germany

• 1. Introduction 2. Research Methods 3. Signal Detection and Absolute Judgment 4. Attention in Perception and Display Space 5. Spatial Displays 6. Spatial Cognition, Navigation, and Manual Control 7. Language and Communication 8. Memory and Training 9. Decision Making 10. Selection of Action 11. Multitasking 12. Mental Workload and Stress 13. Human-Automation Interaction