Human Factors Midterm Exam
PSYC 676 – Exam #1 – March 13, 2013
Due by 12:00pm on March 15, 2013
1. What is not an area of study within Human Factors research? (4 points) (referenced source: POWERPOINT 1/30 p. 2)
a. Human performance K: doesn’t involve these factors – it’s about system performance
b. Human and technology interaction – THIS IS WHAT HUMAN FACTORS “IS”
c. Human anatomy
d. Cognitive research/information processing
e. Technology design
One Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_factors_and_ergonomics
2. Usability is the extent to which users can access the functionality of a system to achieve the following goals EXCEPT: (2 points)
a. Effectiveness
b. Efficiency
c. Credibility
d. User satisfaction
3. The user/human-centered design process consists of the following basic steps EXCEPT: (4 points)
a. Understand the organizational need
b. Understand and Define Context of Use
c. Develop and Define Jobs
d. Perform Function Analysis
e. Allocate Functions
f. Analyze and Design Tasks
g. Design User Interfaces
4. To choose the proper anthropometric measurements to use, which of the following information we should know (check all that apply) (4 points)
0 Cognitive characteristics of the user population
0 Specific application of the design problem
0 Physical characteristics of the user population
0 Cultural norms of the user population *This could legitimately be a factor so I don’t know if I should include it (I brought this up at the end of the 1st class) but for the purpose of answering here I’m inclined to leave it out…. Unless of course it is correct!
5. List four of the issues that are captured in user profiles (4 points)? (referenced source: p.86)
a. Background Issues about Users
b. User Feedback about Job Functions
c. How this Interface Would Impact a User’s Job
d. Organizational and Workflow Considerations
6. What are the advantages of developing a detailed task analysis specification (4 points)
a. Provides
Due by 12:00pm on March 15, 2013
1. What is not an area of study within Human Factors research? (4 points) (referenced source: POWERPOINT 1/30 p. 2)
a. Human performance K: doesn’t involve these factors – it’s about system performance
b. Human and technology interaction – THIS IS WHAT HUMAN FACTORS “IS”
c. Human anatomy
d. Cognitive research/information processing
e. Technology design
One Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_factors_and_ergonomics
2. Usability is the extent to which users can access the functionality of a system to achieve the following goals EXCEPT: (2 points)
a. Effectiveness
b. Efficiency
c. Credibility
d. User satisfaction
3. The user/human-centered design process consists of the following basic steps EXCEPT: (4 points)
a. Understand the organizational need
b. Understand and Define Context of Use
c. Develop and Define Jobs
d. Perform Function Analysis
e. Allocate Functions
f. Analyze and Design Tasks
g. Design User Interfaces
4. To choose the proper anthropometric measurements to use, which of the following information we should know (check all that apply) (4 points)
0 Cognitive characteristics of the user population
0 Specific application of the design problem
0 Physical characteristics of the user population
0 Cultural norms of the user population *This could legitimately be a factor so I don’t know if I should include it (I brought this up at the end of the 1st class) but for the purpose of answering here I’m inclined to leave it out…. Unless of course it is correct!
5. List four of the issues that are captured in user profiles (4 points)? (referenced source: p.86)
a. Background Issues about Users
b. User Feedback about Job Functions
c. How this Interface Would Impact a User’s Job
d. Organizational and Workflow Considerations
6. What are the advantages of developing a detailed task analysis specification (4 points)
a. Provides