Local Applications of the Ecological Approach to Human-Machine Systems |
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Editor:
| Hancock, Peter A. Flach, John M. Caird, Jeff Vicente, Kim J. |
Series title: | Resources for Ecological Psychology Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-351-43483-6 |
Publication Date: | May 2018 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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Imprint: | CRC Press |
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $99.95USD $285.00USD $210.00 |
Book Description:
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There is a growing consensus in the human factors/ergonomics community that human factors research has had little impact on significant applied problems. Some have suggested that the problem lies in the fact that much HF/E research has been based on the wrong type of psychology, an information processing view of psychology that is reductionistic and context-free. Ecological psychology offers a viable alternative, presenting a richer view of human behavior that is holistic and...
More DescriptionThere is a growing consensus in the human factors/ergonomics community that human factors research has had little impact on significant applied problems. Some have suggested that the problem lies in the fact that much HF/E research has been based on the wrong type of psychology, an information processing view of psychology that is reductionistic and context-free. Ecological psychology offers a viable alternative, presenting a richer view of human behavior that is holistic and contextualized. The papers presented in these two volumes show the conceptual impact that ecological psychology can have on HF/E, as well as presenting a number of specific examples illustrating the ecological approach to human-machine systems. It is the first collection of papers that explicitly draws a connection between these two fields. While work in this area is only just beginning, the evidence available suggests that taking an ecological approach to human factors/ergonomics helps bridge the existing gap between basic research and applied problems.