Chapter 1 Quiz

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Chapter 1 Quiz
Question 1
Engineering psychology is a subdiscipline of what larger discipline?

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Question 3
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Definitions - p. 1
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Psychology
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Engineering
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Cognition
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Ergonomics
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In what discipline does the study of behavior focus on the application of the
principles and theories of behavior and cognition in areas beyond the laboratory?
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Theoretical psychology
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Applied psychology
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Applied cognitive engineering
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Psychological ergonomics
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In designing a task for experimental participants, what must the engineering

psychologist consider that other types of experimental psychologists don't
necessarily have to consider?
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Definitions - p. 2
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The 10-millisecond effect
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Statistical significance
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Experimental control
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Relevance to tasks beyond the laboratory
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Engineering psychology focuses on human factors ________.

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Question 6
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"below the neck"
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"from the neck up"
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"that are of physical comfort"
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"that are completely theoretical"
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Which of the following is NOT one of "the big three" measures used to determine the
quality of performance?
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Speed
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Statistical significance
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Attentional demand
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Accuracy
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Cognitive phenomena that are not directly reflected in performance but may
ultimately be expressed in some measure of performance in the work place are
known as ________.
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interpretative data
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permanent psychological traits
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temporary psychological traits
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intervening variables
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________, a newer research method used in engineering psychology, extracts and

integrates qualitative data from a set of studies to derive their "collective wisdom."
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Research Methods - p. 3
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Computational models
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Meta-analyses
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Human-in-the-loop simulations
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Surveys
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Question 8
In engineering psychology research, computational models are used to ________.

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Research Methods - p. 3
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accurately count the number of participants in a given

study
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derive the "collective wisdom" from a group of studies on

the same subject
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simulate human behavior and cognition through software
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create databases of accident reports and serious

incidents
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A model of ________ stages is a useful framework for analyzing the different

psychological processes used in interacting with systems and analyzing tasks.
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A Model of Human Information Processing - p. 4
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human information processing
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impaired cognitive functioning
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laboratory measurement
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perceptive cognition
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Perception involves determining the meaning of a sensory signal or event, and takes
place in the ________.
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A Model of Human Information Processing - p. 4
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short term sensory store (STSS)
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working memory cognition
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long-term memory
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system environment (feedback)
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Problemset

Engineering psychology is a subdiscipline of what larger discipline?

Applied cognitive engineering

In designing a task for experimental participants, what must the engineering

The 10-millisecond effect

Relevance to tasks beyond the laboratory

Engineering psychology focuses on human factors ________.

"below the neck"

"from the neck up"

"that are of physical comfort"

"that are completely theoretical"

permanent psychological traits

temporary psychological traits

________, a newer research method used in engineering psychology, extracts and

In engineering psychology research, computational models are used to ________.

accurately count the number of participants in a given

derive the "collective wisdom" from a group of studies on

simulate human behavior and cognition through software

create databases of accident reports and serious

A model of ________ stages is a useful framework for analyzing the different

A Model of Human Information Processing - p. 4

human information processing

impaired cognitive functioning

A Model of Human Information Processing - p. 4

short term sensory store (STSS)

working memory cognition

system environment (feedback)

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