History of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics Quiz

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What is the main goal of ergonomics?

To increase worker fatigue

To design systems, organizations, and products for safety and comfort (correct)

To neglect human abilities and limitations

To ignore environmental and organizational constraints

Who did the systematic analysis of human work in fields such as brick-laying?

Ergonomics research society

Muybridge

Gilbreth & Gilbreth (correct)

Taylor

What is the modern name for the field of ergonomics research society?

Industrial engineering society

Product design society

Human factors and ergonomics society (correct)

Management processes society

Which study aims to analyze accidents and look for mistakes?

Critical incident study Signup and view all the answers

What does the functional flow study focus on?

Analyzing steps in properly operating a product Signup and view all the answers

What is the discriminability index (d') used for in signal detection theory?

To measure the separation of the signal from the noise Signup and view all the answers

In human factors, what is the dirty dozen fault related to 'lack of assertiveness' an example of?

A failure mode analysis Signup and view all the answers

What does the discriminability index (d') in signal detection theory depend on?

The separation and spread of the noise-alone and signal-plus-noise curves Signup and view all the answers

According to product liability, what defines a company's responsibility for an accident or health problem?

Any design defect contributing to an accident or health problem that could have been foreseen and corrected at the time of design Signup and view all the answers

What does controlled experimentation primarily aim to assess?

How tasks are performed and if objectives are achieved Signup and view all the answers

History of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics Quiz

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What is the main goal of ergonomics?

Who did the systematic analysis of human work in fields such as brick-laying?

What is the modern name for the field of ergonomics research society?

Which study aims to analyze accidents and look for mistakes?

What does the functional flow study focus on?

What is the discriminability index (d') used for in signal detection theory?

In human factors, what is the dirty dozen fault related to 'lack of assertiveness' an example of?

What does the discriminability index (d') in signal detection theory depend on?

According to product liability, what defines a company's responsibility for an accident or health problem?

What does controlled experimentation primarily aim to assess?

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