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Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics, 3rd Edition
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Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics, 3rd Edition

by Stephen J. Guastello
April 2023
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
708 pages
24h 52m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics, 3rd Edition
30 Human factors engineering and ergonomics
Technical manuals of the old school were often written at a reading level
that represented several years of education beyond that of the actual user
(Chapanis, 1975). One common fault is that the texts often devoted consid-
erable space to explaining how the machine worked from the machine’s point
of view, with user instructions interspersed at critical points. This format
makes the user’s experience a frustrating hunt for critical information.
A better format would separate the text into two documents. One docu-
ment would contain the technical information that people might use if their
goal was maintenance ...
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ISBN: 9781000822045