HF 300 Exam 1 With complete solu on Updated NEW
EDITION WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION UPDATED
Human Factors Engineering is the applica on of ________ about limita ons and capabili es of
________ to the analysis and ________ of systems so that total system performance is
________. - Ans scien fic knowledge, people,. design, op mized
On the re na 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 a&er 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 Demonstra on
Which of the following is an assump on made by human factors prac oners? - 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 a&er ______. - Ans the researcher who
studied how people used the doors.
According to the textbook and lectures, the most important characteris c 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 no ces that the person they are tes ng is spending a
lot of me 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 me 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
mul ple pieces of informa on all iden fy to the driver the same informa on. 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 interes ng from
a design perspec ve 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 un l 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
EDITION WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION UPDATED
Human Factors Engineering is the applica on of ________ about limita ons and capabili es of
________ to the analysis and ________ of systems so that total system performance is
________. - Ans scien fic knowledge, people,. design, op mized
On the re na 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 a&er 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 Demonstra on
Which of the following is an assump on made by human factors prac oners? - 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 a&er ______. - Ans the researcher who
studied how people used the doors.
According to the textbook and lectures, the most important characteris c 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 no ces that the person they are tes ng is spending a
lot of me 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 me 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
mul ple pieces of informa on all iden fy to the driver the same informa on. 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 interes ng from
a design perspec ve 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 un l 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
