EXP 3250 - Exam 1 Review

Which best describes human factors?

• Using psychology to improve how we interact with tech

• Using science to learn about humans

• Making life less stressful for humans

• Fixing chairs so your back doesn't hurt

Which of the following is not a type of human factor?

• Physical

• Relational

• Cognitive

• Organizational

Which time period was motivated by increased productivity over welfare?

• Industrial revolution

• WWII

• 70s-90s

• 90s-present

Which time period conducted research on complex machines?

• Industrial revolution

• WWII

• 70s-90s

• 90s-present

Human + Tech + Environment = ?

• Human Factor

• Cognitive Psychology

• A system

• A computer

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Basic research is interested in directly fixing a real-world problem.

• True

• False

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A study with findings that can be attributed to an outside variable has low ________.

• Internal validity

• Construct validity

• External validity

• Face validity

Which is untrue of between subjects experiments?

• Requires more participants

• Does not have one participant in multiple conditions

• Is useful for long lasting experiments

• Is prone to carryover effects

This is concerned with efficiency, satisfaction, and learnability.

• Information processing

• Scientific management

• Usability

• Multiple resource theory

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Which of the following is not part of the iterative design process?

• A system is processed

• A prototype is created

• System specifications are identified

• A prototype is tested and analyzed

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