Human Performance: Cognition, Stress and Individual Differences

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Synopsis
Human Performance provides the student and researcher with a comprehensive and accessible review of performance, in the real world and essential cognitive science theory.Four main sections cover both theoretical and practical issues: Section One outlines the perspectives on performance offered by contemporary cognitive science, including information processing and neuroscience perspectives.Section Two presents a multi-level view of the performer as biological organism, information-processor and intentional agent. It reviews the development of the cognitive theory of performance through experimental studies and also looks at practical issues such as human error.Section Three reviews the impact of stress factors such as noise, fatigue and illness on performance. Section Four assesses individual and group differences in performance with accounts of ability, personality and aging.
Copyright:
2000

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
397 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781317799634
Related ISBNs:
9781315812809, 9780415044073, 9780415044066
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Gerald Matthews, D. Roy Davies, Stephen J. Westerman, Rob B. Stammers.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Psychology
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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