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Designing for humans /

Nature aside, the world in which we live should be designed for us, from everyday products like scissors and chairs to complex systems in avionics, medicine and nuclear power applications. Now more than ever, technological advances continue to increase the range and complexity of tasks that people h...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Noyes, Janet M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hove [England] ; Philadelphia : Psychology Press, 2001.
Series:Psychology at work.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Nature aside, the world in which we live should be designed for us, from everyday products like scissors and chairs to complex systems in avionics, medicine and nuclear power applications. Now more than ever, technological advances continue to increase the range and complexity of tasks that people have to perform. As a discipline, human factors psychology (ergonomics) therefore has an increasingly important role to play in ensuring that the human user's physical characteristics, cognitive abilities and social needs are taken into account in the development, implementation and operation of prod.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 215 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-198) and indexes.
ISBN:0585447535
9780585447537
0203465571
9780203465578