upon completing this book, readers will be able to

identify how human ability contributes to the design of technology

understand the connections within human information processing and human performance

challenge the way they think about technology’s influence on human performance

show how theoretical advances have been, or might be, applied to improving human-machine interaction

New to the edition:

A new chapter on research methods

Sections on interruption management and distracted driving as representation of cogent examples of applications of engineering psychology theory to problems in society

A greatly increased number of references to pandemics, technostress, and misinformation

New applications

Amplified emphasis on readability and common-sense examples

Updated and new references throughout the text