HF 300 EXAM 1 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION UPDATED
NEW EDITION WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION UPDATED
Human Factors Engineering is the application of about limitations and capabilities of
to the analysis and of systems so that total system performance is
. - Ans scientific knowledge, people,. design, optimized
On the retina the rods can be found - Ans mostly on the sides
Joby is interested in people's behavior in cars. He wants to know what the first thing is that
people do after they enter the car and close the door. So he watches people and discovers that
the first thing people do is check their cell phones and concludes that this is the most important
behavior in cars. However, all Joby has done is shown that people will check their cell phones in
cars. Based on this scenario, what type of research is being shown according to the textbook
and lectures? - Ans Demonstration
Which of the following is an assumption made by human factors practitioners? - Ans A good
design can affect system performance.
Designing a tank to blend into the surroundings during warfare (think of camouflage) uses the
principle of reduced to protect the tank. - Ans contrast
According to the video we watched in class, why are Norman Doors called Norman Doors?
They're called Norman Doors because they're named after . - Ans the researcher who
studied how people used the doors.
According to the textbook and lectures, the most important characteristic of a hypothesis is
that it is . - Ans Testable
, Nora is using an eye tracker; a piece of equipment that watches where our eyes move when we
view things like designs or webpages. Nora notices that the person they are testing is spending a
lot of time looking at one picture on the webpage because the picture is highly unusual.
According to the textbook and lectures, because the person is spending a long time looking at
the picture, they have a long on the picture. - Ans dwell
We know to stop at a stop sign even though it is colored red because it says "STOP" and
because it has a unique shape for a street sign. So even if someone can't tell that it is red, the
multiple pieces of information all identify to the driver the same information. This is known as
the concept of . - Ans redundancy gain
Which term refers to the
PERCEIVED
amount of light that is reflected
from the surface of objects? - Ans Brightness
In the Warning Icon exercise, why is the icon featuring the pregnant woman so interesting from
a design perspective when compared to the other icons? - Ans when read like the other icons,
it gives the opposite meaning that intended.
Based on the first exercise, what is the best way to solve for the problem of a Norman Door? -
Ans Use a plate for a push door, a handle for a pull door.
According to the lectures and textbook, human factors should be added at the beginning of the
design process because if we wait until the end then . - Ans it will be difficult to make
changes
In the story, "Michael's Fingers", what was the item that Michael couldn't eat without health
impacts? - Ans meat
NEW EDITION WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION UPDATED
Human Factors Engineering is the application of about limitations and capabilities of
to the analysis and of systems so that total system performance is
. - Ans scientific knowledge, people,. design, optimized
On the retina the rods can be found - Ans mostly on the sides
Joby is interested in people's behavior in cars. He wants to know what the first thing is that
people do after they enter the car and close the door. So he watches people and discovers that
the first thing people do is check their cell phones and concludes that this is the most important
behavior in cars. However, all Joby has done is shown that people will check their cell phones in
cars. Based on this scenario, what type of research is being shown according to the textbook
and lectures? - Ans Demonstration
Which of the following is an assumption made by human factors practitioners? - Ans A good
design can affect system performance.
Designing a tank to blend into the surroundings during warfare (think of camouflage) uses the
principle of reduced to protect the tank. - Ans contrast
According to the video we watched in class, why are Norman Doors called Norman Doors?
They're called Norman Doors because they're named after . - Ans the researcher who
studied how people used the doors.
According to the textbook and lectures, the most important characteristic of a hypothesis is
that it is . - Ans Testable
, Nora is using an eye tracker; a piece of equipment that watches where our eyes move when we
view things like designs or webpages. Nora notices that the person they are testing is spending a
lot of time looking at one picture on the webpage because the picture is highly unusual.
According to the textbook and lectures, because the person is spending a long time looking at
the picture, they have a long on the picture. - Ans dwell
We know to stop at a stop sign even though it is colored red because it says "STOP" and
because it has a unique shape for a street sign. So even if someone can't tell that it is red, the
multiple pieces of information all identify to the driver the same information. This is known as
the concept of . - Ans redundancy gain
Which term refers to the
PERCEIVED
amount of light that is reflected
from the surface of objects? - Ans Brightness
In the Warning Icon exercise, why is the icon featuring the pregnant woman so interesting from
a design perspective when compared to the other icons? - Ans when read like the other icons,
it gives the opposite meaning that intended.
Based on the first exercise, what is the best way to solve for the problem of a Norman Door? -
Ans Use a plate for a push door, a handle for a pull door.
According to the lectures and textbook, human factors should be added at the beginning of the
design process because if we wait until the end then . - Ans it will be difficult to make
changes
In the story, "Michael's Fingers", what was the item that Michael couldn't eat without health
impacts? - Ans meat
