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EXP 3250 - Exam 1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which best describes human factors?

a)

Using psychology to improve how we interact with tech

b)

Using science to learn about humans

c)

Making life less stressful for humans

d)

Fixing chairs so your back doesn't hurt

2.

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

a)

Physical

b)

Relational

c)

Cognitive

d)

Organizational

3.

Which time period was motivated by increased productivity over welfare?

a)

Industrial revolution

b)

WWII

c)

70s-90s

d)

90s-present

4.

Which time period conducted research on complex machines?

a)

Industrial revolution

b)

WWII

c)

70s-90s

d)

90s-present

5.

Human + Tech + Environment = ?

a)

Human Factor

b)

Cognitive Psychology

c)

A system

d)

A computer

6.

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

a)

True

b)

False

7.

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

a)

Internal validity

b)

Construct validity

c)

External validity

d)

Face validity

8.

Which is untrue of between subjects experiments?

a)

Requires more participants

b)

Does not have one participant in multiple conditions

c)

Is useful for long lasting experiments

d)

Is prone to carryover effects

9.

This is concerned with efficiency, satisfaction, and learnability.

a)

Information processing

b)

Scientific management

c)

Usability

d)

Multiple resource theory

10.

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

a)

A system is processed

b)

A prototype is created

c)

System specifications are identified

d)

A prototype is tested and analyzed

11.

Transduction happens when the hair cells in your ear turn the energy from the sound waves into an electrical signal.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

This image is an example of which Gestalt principle?

a)

Continuity

b)

Similarity

c)

Proximity

d)

Closure

13.

The hair cells that react to high frequency sounds are in the outer layer of your cochlea.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which model/theory compares the human brain to a computer?

a)

Multiple resource theory

b)

Bottleneck model

c)

Information processing model

d)

Signal detection theory

15.

Parallel processing means processing one thing at a time.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

This person is a ________ responder.

a)

Liberal

b)

Conservative

17.

____ is attending to two things at once. ____ is attending to one thing despite noise.

a)

Divided attention, selective attention

b)

Selective attention, divided attention

c)

Sustained attention, divided attention

d)

Selective attention, sustained attention

18.

A ______ task requires people to monitor for rare targets.

a)

Dichotic listening

b)

Vigilance

c)

Dual

d)

Sensory

19.

According to SDT, sensitivity is how well you can discriminate between signal and ______.

a)

signal + noise

b)

signal + distractors

c)

signal + sound

d)

signal + display

20.

A ______ is when there is a target and you do not report its presence.

a)

Hit

b)

Miss

c)

False alarm

d)

Correct rejection