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APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY TO

REAL WORLD PROBLEMS

Div 21 of the American PsychologicalAssociation:

Applied Experimental & EngineeringPsychology

Francis T. Durso, Patricia R. DeLucia, & Kerstan Mork, Texas Tech University

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Focus on people

How loud can your music be

before you damage yourhearing?

How do you know where topush on a door to enter abuilding?

At what room temperatureare people most productive?

Whats the best way tostudy?

How high should your desk

chair be? Why are surgical gowns

green? Whats worsedrinking anddriving or driving while on acell phone?

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Save people

A plane runs out of gaswhile circling an airportfor an hour

A woman is awakeduring surgery

A warship mistakes aairliner for a fighterplane and shoots it down

George Weller runs overpeople at the farmersmarket

Biased lineup leadseyewitnesses to pick thewrong man

Unreliable gauges areignored

Union Carbide Power plant:Bhopal India

USS Vincennes

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Design technology for people

Traffic systems: from signs to maps

Cars: from brake lights to GPS

Computers: from keyboards to websites Aviation: from air traffic control to unoccupied

aerial vehicles

Military: from night vision goggles to remote

deployment systems Office: from chairs to room lights

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History

Efficiency experts

World War II1940s

Space exploration1960s

Computers1980s

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Who are we?

Engineeringpsychologists,sometimes called appliedexperimental or human

factors psychologists,understand the abilitiesand limits of beinghuman

They apply thatknowledge to improvethe systems andtechnologies with which

we work

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Todays areas

Iowa State VirtualReality

Forensics & the Law

Computers & the Net

Surface transportation

Education & Training

Human performance Perception & Cognition

Test & Evaluation

Systems &Macroergonomics

Augmented cognition

Individualdifferences

Aerospace

Environment Safety

Health care

Virtual reality Product design

Industrialergonomics

Communications

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Interests & Skills you need

Enjoy conductingresearch focused onpeople

Be comfortable withmath and science

Enjoy learning moreabout how peoplethink and work

Be interested intechnology

Have goodcommunication andcritical thinking skills

Be a good teamplayer

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Current Issues & Careers

Hundreds of people a day die frompreventable medical errors

By 2025, air traffic will triple People are becoming more reliant on

automated aids and smart machines Computer usage increases each year

Predator UAV

Work in industry, government,

academic settingsSecure a job with a MA or PhDEarn a starting salary of 60-80KLeadership and management options

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Conclusion

Focus on people

Save people

Design technologiesfor people

Work on a diverseselection of projects

Apply a diverse setof skills

Achieve an excitingand lucrative career

Fill a growing needin all employmentsectors

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Web Sites

http://www.apa21.org www.hfes.org http://www.iea.cc/

http://www.hfes.org/web/EducationalResources/educresourcesmain.html http://www.hf.faa.gov/Webtraining/ind

ex.htm

http://www.baddesigns.com/ http://www.aviation.uiuc.edu/institute/

acadprog/epJP/humFacsites/hotlist.html

http://www.apa21.org/http://www.hfes.org/http://www.iea.cc/http://www.hfes.org/web/EducationalResources/educresourcesmain.htmlhttp://www.hfes.org/web/EducationalResources/educresourcesmain.htmlhttp://www.hf.faa.gov/Webtraining/index.htmhttp://www.hf.faa.gov/Webtraining/index.htmhttp://www.baddesigns.com/http://www.aviation.uiuc.edu/institute/acadprog/epJP/humFacsites/hotlist.htmlhttp://www.aviation.uiuc.edu/institute/acadprog/epJP/humFacsites/hotlist.htmlhttp://www.aviation.uiuc.edu/institute/acadprog/epJP/humFacsites/hotlist.htmlhttp://www.aviation.uiuc.edu/institute/acadprog/epJP/humFacsites/hotlist.htmlhttp://www.aviation.uiuc.edu/institute/acadprog/epJP/humFacsites/hotlist.htmlhttp://www.aviation.uiuc.edu/institute/acadprog/epJP/humFacsites/hotlist.htmlhttp://www.baddesigns.com/http://www.hf.faa.gov/Webtraining/index.htmhttp://www.hf.faa.gov/Webtraining/index.htmhttp://www.hfes.org/web/EducationalResources/educresourcesmain.htmlhttp://www.hfes.org/web/EducationalResources/educresourcesmain.htmlhttp://www.iea.cc/http://www.hfes.org/http://www.apa21.org/

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Publications

Human Factors

Journal of Experimental Psychology:Applied

Ergonomics and Design

Transportation Research Part F

International Journal of AviationPsychology

Human-Computer Interaction