Let’s say we have a user who drinks a soda every day at 10am during their work break. Their dentist has advised them to stop drinking soda as the sugar is damaging their teeth. They want to break this habit of drinking soda each day. Which of the following would be required for this user to successfully break this old habit?
Most cues are treated as if they are all equally valid. Whic…
Most cues are treated as if they are all equally valid. Which heuristic is this?
When we consider expertise in decision making, why do expert…
When we consider expertise in decision making, why do experts make more intuitive decisions?
An environment where things change very quickly would have:
An environment where things change very quickly would have:
In systems with higher levels of automation (levels 6, 7, &…
In systems with higher levels of automation (levels 6, 7, & 8), who has the most control over system operations and task execution?
We discussed interruption management and its implications to…
We discussed interruption management and its implications to the task environment and to performance. What factors impact the interruption lag?
We discussed how time span impacts automation design. What i…
We discussed how time span impacts automation design. What is important for designers to consider when the system involves very long time spans?
Consider tracking devices; what is the main difference betwe…
Consider tracking devices; what is the main difference between tracking devices and positioning devices?
Consider the knowledge, rules, skills scale, and expertise i…
Consider the knowledge, rules, skills scale, and expertise in decision making. If a decision maker has no automatic response or rules to rely on and goes through an analytical process to make decisions, what level are they operating on?
Consider an automated system being used in an operating room…
Consider an automated system being used in an operating room; this system has a “Quick Quiet” function so alerts can be instantly silenced if an emergency occurs with the patient until physicians are ready to reactivate the system. We discussed some examples of things humans are better at vs. things machines are better at. Why is it important that the system can be silenced/put in the background during an emergency?