Local applications in the ecology of human-machine systems /
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| Imprint: | Hillsdale, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, 1995. |
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| Description: | xv, 470 p. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Resources for ecological psychology. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1716606 |
| Summary: | There is a growing consensus in the human factors/ergonomics community that human factors research has had little impact on significant applied problems. Some have suggested that the problem lies in the fact that much HF/E research has been based on the wrong type of psychology, an information processing view of psychology that is reductionistic and context-free. Ecological psychology offers a viable alternative, presenting a richer view of human behavior that is holistic and contextualized. The papers presented in these two volumes show the conceptual impact that ecological psychology can have on HF/E, as well as presenting a number of specific examples illustrating the ecological approach to human-machine systems. It is the first collection of papers that explicitly draws a connection between these two fields. While work in this area is only just beginning, the evidence available suggests that taking an ecological approach to human factors/ergonomics helps bridge the existing gap between basic research and applied problems.<br> |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 470 p. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0805813799 0805813802 |
