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Overview
Covering the psychological aspects of ergonomics, this volume places considerable emphasis on the radical changes in work practices over the past twenty years stimulated by high technology systems and computerization. Ergonomics is a multidisciplinary activity concerned mainly with people at work, but also with other human purposeful activities such as war, sports, games and leisure. The objective of ergonomics is to make these activities more effective and safer by applying established principles of anatomy, physiology and psychology. Together with Singleton's earlier volume, The Body at Work, this book forms a comprehensive textbook of ergonomics. This is a useful text for undergraduate and graduate students of psychology, physiology, management, social sciences, engineering, industrial design, computer science and information technology.Synopsis
This book forms a comprehensive textbook of ergonomics for all students of the subject.
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What must the mind of a defense policymaker be like? Can nuclear Holocaust be rationalized? Can reality be subverted by patriotism or competition? Can an intelligent person think the unthinkable as a viable possibility? This investigation into the psychology of defense planners and cabinet members is interesting and frightening. An advanced undergraduate or graduate textbook. Singleton (applied psychology, U. of Aston in Birmingham) covers the psychological aspects of people at work, emphasizing the radical changes in work practices stimulated by high technology systems and computerization. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)