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What does the macro-level of human factors focus on?

  • Larger systems and task structure (correct)
  • The details of interaction
  • The overall environment
  • The capabilities and limitations of humans

At the ambient level, human factors consider the:

  • Details of interaction
  • Structure and organization
  • Overall environment (correct)
  • Capabilities and limitations of humans

What is the goal of human factors in designing systems and system components?

  • To optimize working & living conditions
  • To match the capabilities and limitations of humans (correct)
  • To consider the overall environment
  • To focus on the details of interaction

What could inefficient workflow or poorly designed tasks at the macro-level lead to?

<p>Decreased productivity or job dissatisfaction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At the micro-level, human factors focus on:

<p>The details of interaction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the ambient level of human factors consider?

<p>The overall environment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What could poor ambient conditions in the office lead to?

<p>Decreased productivity or job dissatisfaction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of human factors at the macro-level?

<p>Larger systems and task structure (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of human factors?

<p>Examining how people interact with technological systems (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the core difference between Human Factors (HF) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)?

<p>HF focuses on any system and places greater emphasis on work/workplace and on devices (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a core issue in Human Factors?

<p>Patient Safety (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is Human Factors increasingly important?

<p>Societal emphasis on well-being and quality of life (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the micro level of focus in Human Factors involve?

<p>Direct, small-scale interactions between a person and the products or equipment they use (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What contributes to the increased importance of Human Factors?

<p>Complexity of systems (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Human Factors focus on?

<p>Human beings and their interactions with products/equipment, tasks, environments (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Human factors only focuses on the interactions between medical professionals and health-related technologies

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is solely focused on computing and innovative design

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Patient safety is not a core issue in Human Factors

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The increased use of technology is not a reason for the increasing importance of Human Factors

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The societal emphasis on well-being and quality of life does not impact the importance of Human Factors

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The macro-level of human factors does not consider the complexity of systems

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Poor ambient conditions in the office cannot lead to decreased productivity or health issues

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Human factors at the micro-level are about the structural and organizational aspects of tasks.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Human factors at the macro-level focus on the details of interaction.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Human factors at the ambient level consider the overall environment in which people interact with products and systems.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The goal of human factors is to design systems and system components without considering the capabilities and limitations of humans who use them.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Poor ambient conditions in the office could lead to increased productivity and job satisfaction.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Human factors focus on making technology better by changing or creating it to fit what people are good at and not so good at.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The macro-level of human factors focuses on larger systems and how tasks are structured within them.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The micro-level of human factors focuses on the details of interaction.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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