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WorksheetsEXP 3250 - Exam 1 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
Basic research is interested in directly fixing a real-world problem.
True
False
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
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
Transduction happens when the hair cells in your ear turn the energy from the sound waves into an electrical signal.
True
False
This image is an example of which Gestalt principle?
Continuity
Similarity
Proximity
Closure
The hair cells that react to high frequency sounds are in the outer layer of your cochlea.
True
False
Which model/theory compares the human brain to a computer?
Multiple resource theory
Bottleneck model
Information processing model
Signal detection theory
Parallel processing means processing one thing at a time.
True
False
This person is a ________ responder.
Liberal
Conservative
____ is attending to two things at once. ____ is attending to one thing despite noise.
Divided attention, selective attention
Selective attention, divided attention
Sustained attention, divided attention
Selective attention, sustained attention
A ______ task requires people to monitor for rare targets.
Dichotic listening
Vigilance
Dual
Sensory
According to SDT, sensitivity is how well you can discriminate between signal and ______.
signal + noise
signal + distractors
signal + sound
signal + display
A ______ is when there is a target and you do not report its presence.
Hit
Miss
False alarm
Correct rejection
