| Description |
1 online resource (526 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Activity-oriented approaches in psychology -- Systemic-structural theory of activity and design -- Time study and design -- Complexity of task performance -- Foundation of functional analysis of activity -- Functional analysis of orienting activity -- Study of personality in activity theory |
| Summary |
Discusses general activity theory (AT) and introduces systematic structural activity theory (SSAT) and its applications to the study of human work. Contains multiple practical examples of systemic-structural theory of activity analyses, including a study of production operations in the manufacturing environment, system safety evaluation, work improvement, equipment design, and robot system performance. Provides examples of the design of human/computer interaction tasks, training, efficiency, work motivation, fatigue, personality, and individual style of performance.--ERGONOMICSnetBASE description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 497-511) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Psychological Theory
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Work -- psychology
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Cognitive Science
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Human Engineering
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Human engineering
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Performance
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Work -- Psychological aspects
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Human engineering.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Industrial & Organizational Psychology.
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Performance.
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Work -- Psychological aspects.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Karwowski, Waldemar, 1953-
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| ISBN |
1420009745 |
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9781420009743 |
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