Engineering Psychology and Human Performance

Forming connections between human performance and design, this new edition of Engineering Psychology and Human Performance examines human–machine interaction. The book is organized directly from a psychological perspective of human information processing, and chapters correspond to the flow of information as it is processed by a human being―from the senses, through the brain, to action―rather than from the perspective of system components or engineering design concepts. Upon completing this book, readers will be able to identify how human ability contributes to the design of technology; understand the connections within human information processing and human performance; challenge the way they think about technology’s influence on human performance; and show how theoretical advances have been, or might be, applied to improving human–machine interactions.

This new edition includes the following key features:

• A new chapter on research methods
• Sections on interruption management and distracted driving as cogent examples of applications of engineering psychology theory to societal problems
• A greatly increased number of references to pandemics, technostress, and misinformation
• New applications
• Amplified emphasis on readability and commonsense examples
• Updated and new references throughout the text

This book is ideal for psychology and engineering students, as well as practitioners in engineering psychology, human performance, and human factors. The text is also supplemented by online resources for students and instructors.

Christopher D. Wickens is Professor Emeritus of Psychology from the University of Illinois, Department of Psychology; Adjunct Professor, Colorado State University, Department of Psychology; and Senior Scientist, Alon Science and Technology, Boulder, Colorado. He has won teaching awards including the Psi-Chi award and the Paul M Fitts award from the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society.

William "Deak" S. Helton is Professor and Director of Human Factors and Applied Cognition at George Mason University and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Canterbury (New Zealand). He was awarded the Earl Alluisi Award for Early Career Achievement by the American Psychological Association and the Griffith Prize by the southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology.

Justin G. Hollands is a Defense Scientist and Senior Advisor with the Human Systems Integration Section at Defense Research and Development Canada―Toronto. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto.

Simon Banbury is co-founder and President of C3 Human Factors Consulting Inc., an independent Canadian-based human factors consultancy specializing in optimizing how people interact with technology. He received his PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Reading in 1996 and has over 25 years of human factors consultancy and applied research experience in defense, industrial, and academic domains.