Forming connections between human performance and design, this new edition of
Engineering Psychology and Human Performance examines human–machine interaction …

Information processing lies at the heart of human performance. This chapter describe the
characteristics of the different important stages of information processing, from perception of …

Trust is perhaps one of the most important constructs when trying to understand human
interactions with systems. As such, there has been a considerable amount of research done …

Future thinking (FT) is the cognitive ability that enables humans to mentally imagine and pre-
experience future events. Despite a sharp increase in basic research on future thinking in …

This chapter provides an overall perspective on human decision making to human factors
practitioners, developers of decision tools, product designers, and others who are interested …

Given the rise of automation adoption in a variety of industries, it is essential we understand
how individuals perceive these systems. Previous studies have found that a failure of one …

When making decisions about uncertain spatial trajectories, such as storm forecasts, people
rely on visualizations to support their understanding. Four experiments explored novel …

Visualizations attempt to convey the uncertain track of an approaching hurricane. The
current experiment contrasted decision characteristics that resulted from observing …

Dynamic ensemble visualizations might effectively convey the future path of an approaching
tropical storm, and they offer benefits over commonly used Cones of Uncertainty. This …

While visualization can support understanding complex phenomena, their effectiveness
might vary with the recipient's familiarity with both the phenomenon and the visualization …