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WorksheetsEnvironmental psychology - Ergonomics
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
How many items of information did Miller suggest people are able to hold in short term memory?
3
6
7
11
What was the secondary task in Brown and Poulton's study?
Driving in a busy car park
Driving in a residential area
Remembering a series of words
Identifying numbers that change in a sequence
Which conditions led to improved production in the Hawthorne study? (select all that apply)
Lighting getting dimmer
Lighting getting brighter
Changing the colour of the lighting
Changing the workers' shift patterns
Which colour room led to the best performance in Higuera-Trujillo's study
Purple
Green
Yellow
Red
Which types of workers did Drews and Doig study?
Relay makers in a factory
Nurses in an ICU
Drivers
Teachers
Which information about the patients was not included in the CVS display?
Medical history
Heart rate
Blood pressure
Oxygen saturation levels
How long were the nurses given to assess the patients' condition and suggest interventions?
5 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
Which of the following is not a result of the study?
There was no difference in accuracy for the early sepsis patient condition
The nurses had 1/3 or more better accuracy in detecting the patient's condition with the CVS display
Nurses were 48% quicker at detecting the patient's state in the septic shock condition
Nurses reported higher cognitive demands for the traditional vital signs display
Which of the following was not one of the clinical scenarios used in the Drews and Doig scenario?
Pneumonia
Septic shock
Stable
Pulmonary embolus
One method to improving memory is to take the content that needs memorizing and placing it into smaller sections. What is this idea called?
Chunking
Sequencing
Compartmentalising
Simplifying
