Workplace Safety Analysis

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Which discipline is closely related to aspects of human physiology?

Engineering psychology

Cognitive engineering

Ergonomics (correct)

Biological psychology

Which discipline focuses on system design, accounting for psychological and physical factors?

Human factors (correct)

Biological psychology

Engineering psychology

Cognitive engineering

Which discipline places greater emphasis on discovering generalizable psychological principles and theory?

Human factors

Biological psychology

Cognitive engineering

Engineering psychology (correct)

Which discipline focuses on the complex, cognitive thinking and knowledge-related aspects of system performance?

Cognitive engineering Signup and view all the answers

Which term has been the preferred label in Europe to describe all aspects of human factors?

Ergonomics Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline is a discipline within engineering?

Human factors Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline is a discipline within psychology?

Engineering psychology Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline focuses on developing usable design principles?

Human factors Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline is closely related to artificial intelligence and cognitive science?

Cognitive engineering Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline focuses on the study of human factors as a science?

Human factors Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline is often closely related to aspects of human physiology?

Engineering psychology Signup and view all the answers

Which term has been the preferred label in Europe to describe all aspects of human factors?

Ergonomics Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline places greater emphasis on discovering generalizable psychological principles and theory?

Cognitive engineering Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline focuses on the complex, cognitive thinking and knowledge-related aspects of system performance?

Cognitive engineering Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline is a discipline within psychology?

Industrial psychology Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline is a discipline within engineering?

Human factors Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following incidents occurred in the Persian Gulf in 1987?

The USS Vincennes receiving ambiguous information about an approaching aircraft Signup and view all the answers

What physical action caused the assembly-line worker to injure his back?

Reaching to an awkward location Signup and view all the answers

What prevented the elderly woman from potentially encountering harm?

Her inability to remove the childproof cap Signup and view all the answers

What caused the customer to get frustrated with the automated voice response system?

Accidentally pressing the wrong option Signup and view all the answers

What type of information did the USS Vincennes receive regarding the approaching aircraft?

Ambiguous information Signup and view all the answers

What was the consequence of the assembly-line worker injuring his back?

He missed several days of work Signup and view all the answers

What was the crew's incorrect diagnosis of the aircraft?

The aircraft was a hostile fighter Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of human factors?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential tradeoff when it comes to performance and safety goals?

Increased productivity and reduced safety Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the human factors cycle?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of human factors in system design?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What are the three goals of human factors?

Enhancing performance, increasing safety, increasing user satisfaction Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the approaches mentioned for implementing a solution to gain an understanding of worker injuries?

Equipment design changes Signup and view all the answers

What does task design primarily focus on changing?

What operators do Signup and view all the answers

Which approach involves implementing changes in the physical environment where the task is carried out?

Environmental design Signup and view all the answers

What does selection in human factors aim to optimize?

The individual differences across humans Signup and view all the answers

At which point in the design process can human factors be considered to achieve savings in money and human suffering?

Point B Signup and view all the answers

According to Alexander (2002), what is the estimated cost to an organization of incorporating human factors in design when addressed at the earliest stages?

2 percent Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about the boundaries of the discipline of human factors?

The boundaries of the discipline of human factors cannot be tightly defined. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a major category of systems that define the environments within which humans operate?

Education Signup and view all the answers

In Figure 2, which side of the matrix represents the system environments that focus on the interaction between two or more individuals?

The right Signup and view all the answers

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Which discipline is closely related to aspects of human physiology?

Which discipline focuses on system design, accounting for psychological and physical factors?

Which discipline places greater emphasis on discovering generalizable psychological principles and theory?

Which discipline focuses on the complex, cognitive thinking and knowledge-related aspects of system performance?

Which term has been the preferred label in Europe to describe all aspects of human factors?

Which discipline is a discipline within engineering?

Which discipline is a discipline within psychology?

Which discipline focuses on developing usable design principles?

Which discipline is closely related to artificial intelligence and cognitive science?

Which discipline focuses on the study of human factors as a science?

Which discipline is often closely related to aspects of human physiology?

Which term has been the preferred label in Europe to describe all aspects of human factors?

Which discipline places greater emphasis on discovering generalizable psychological principles and theory?

Which discipline focuses on the complex, cognitive thinking and knowledge-related aspects of system performance?

Which discipline is a discipline within psychology?

Which discipline is a discipline within engineering?

Which of the following incidents occurred in the Persian Gulf in 1987?

What physical action caused the assembly-line worker to injure his back?

What prevented the elderly woman from potentially encountering harm?

What caused the customer to get frustrated with the automated voice response system?

What type of information did the USS Vincennes receive regarding the approaching aircraft?

What was the consequence of the assembly-line worker injuring his back?

What was the crew's incorrect diagnosis of the aircraft?

What is the goal of human factors?

What is a potential tradeoff when it comes to performance and safety goals?

What is the purpose of the human factors cycle?

What is the role of human factors in system design?

What are the three goals of human factors?

Which of the following is NOT one of the approaches mentioned for implementing a solution to gain an understanding of worker injuries?

What does task design primarily focus on changing?

Which approach involves implementing changes in the physical environment where the task is carried out?

What does selection in human factors aim to optimize?

At which point in the design process can human factors be considered to achieve savings in money and human suffering?

According to Alexander (2002), what is the estimated cost to an organization of incorporating human factors in design when addressed at the earliest stages?

Which of the following is true about the boundaries of the discipline of human factors?

Which of the following is NOT a major category of systems that define the environments within which humans operate?

In Figure 2, which side of the matrix represents the system environments that focus on the interaction between two or more individuals?

According to Figure 2, which component of the human user is involved in understanding information and deciding what to do with it?

What is the role of other biological factors related to human performance?

Which of the following disciplines is NOT closely related to human factors?

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