Human Factors in Simple and Complex Systems

Robert W. Proctor is a distinguished professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, and recipient of the Franklin V. Taylor Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Applied Experimental/Engineering Psychology from Division 21 of the American Psychological Association in 2013. He is co-author of Stimulus-Response Compatibility: Data, Theory and Application, Skill Acquisition & Training, and co-editor of Handbook of Human Factors in Web Design.Trisha Van Zandt is a professor of Psychology at The Ohio State University. She is a member of the Society for Mathematical Psychology, of which she was President in 2006-2007, and the American Statistical Association. She has received multiple research grants from the National Science Foundation and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 1997. She is co-author of review chapters "Designs for and Analyses of Response Time Experiments" in the Oxford Handbook of Quantitative Methods and "Mathematical Psychology" in the APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology.

"The book materials have been updated to take the technological changes over the last decade into account for more clearly and comprehensively explaining the foundation of human factors and ergonomics in simple and complex systems. As such, this book provides students with more temporal examples of the applications and issues of human factors in the design, implementation, and evaluation of products and systems. The authors’ aim of providing a foundation in the principles of human performance and a broad overview of the field of human factors for advanced undergraduate and graduate students is successfully reached."—Alan Chang, City University of Hong Kong"Proctor and Van Zandt are polymaths who’ve written a rigorous and practical introduction to human factors. Early chapters survey the field’s history and systems of thought. Later chapters cover the principles of cognitive, physical, and organizational ergonomics, and the real-world practice of human factors engineering. The book's multidisciplinary attitude means that students from any academic background will find something novel and stimulating in the material, and that all will take away a thorough knowledge of human factors and ergonomics."— Jason McCarley, Oregon State University, USAThis book is very comprehensive, and it is a great resource for human factors practitioners. I applaud Proctor and VanZandt for revising this new edition as it addresses how new technologies have affected the way we work and the ways in which technology both affects us and the type of work being conducted."—Heather C. Lum, ergonomics in design | October 2020

• Preface to Third EditionPreface to Second EditionAuthorsPart I FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN FACTORSChapter 1 Chapter 2 Research Methods in Human FactorsChapter 3 Reliability and Human Error in SystemsChapter 4 Human Information ProcessingPart II Perceptual Factors and Their ApplicationsChapter 5 Visual PerceptionChapter 6 Perception of Objects in the WorldChapter 7 Hearing, Proprioception, and the Chemical SensesChapter 8 The Display of Visual, Auditory, and Tactual InformationPart III Cognitive Factors and Their ApplicationsChapter 9 Attention and the Assessment of Mental WorkloadChapter 10 Retention and Comprehension of InformationChapter 11 Solving Problems and Making DecisionsChapter 12 Experts and Expert SystemsPart IV Action Factors and Their ApplicationsChapter 13 Response Selection and Principles of CompatibilityChapter 14 Control of Movement and Learning of Motor SkillChapter 15 Controls and Controlling ActionsPart V Environmental Factors and Their ApplicationsChapter 16 Anthropometrics and Workspace DesignChapter 17 Environmental ErgonomicsChapter 18 Human Resource Management and MacroergonomicsChapter 19 The Practice of Human FactorsAppendix IAppendix IIAppendix IIIGlossaryReferencesList of CreditsIndex