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Engineering psychology
chapters 1-3
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Engineering
Undergraduate 4
10/22/2007

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Term

beta

beta opt

 

Definition

b=p(x/s)/(x/n)

bopt=p(n)/p(S) x value and costs

Term
sensitivity  
Definition
keenness or resolution of the detection system
Term
ROC Curve     
Definition

portrays the equivalence of sensitiving along changing levels of bias

joing effects of senstivity and response bias on the data froma signal detection analysis 

Term
watch  
Definition
a long period of itme over which signals may be presnt
Term
vigilance level     
Definition
steady state vigilance performance
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free response paradigm     
Definition

Vigilance: 

target evebt occurs at any time and non events are not definted

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inspection paradigm
Definition
events occur at fairly regualr intervals, a few of the events may be targets
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event rate  
Definition

Free response : # of targets per unit time

Target probability: ratio of targets to events, clear up between inspecttion and event rate 

Term
expectancy theory
Definition
upward adjustment of the response criterion in response toa reduction in the perceived frequency of the events
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arousal theory  
Definition
prolonged low event environtment the evidence variable X shrinks while teh criterion  stays constant
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redundancy
Definition

the reduction of information due to event probabilities being unequal and sequential contraints

% redundancy= (hmax-have/hmax) * 100 

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channel capacity  
Definition
how much information is transmitten from stimulus to response
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bandwidth
Definition
how rapidly information is transmitted
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absolute judgement  
Definition
observer assigns a timulus into one of multimple categories along a sensory dimension
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configureable dimensions
Definition
pairing of a particular level makes a difference
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emergent properties
Definition

produced when configurable properities are combined

features: a global property of a set of stimuli not evident as each is seen in isolation 

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persuit eye movements  
Definition
the eye follows a target moving across the visual feild
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saccade  
Definition
discrete jerky movments that jump from one stationary point in the visual feild to the next
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three things that characterize fixation  
Definition
location, useful feild of view and dweel time
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serial seach  
Definition
each item in inspected in turn
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freefeild search
Definition
target could be loacted anywhere and there is little organziation to guide the search
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structured seach
Definition
information that might guide teh search is availabe in the display
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peripheral cules
Definition
cues and the pending target location which is typically out of foveal vision
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central cue
Definition
the cue is in neutral foveal laoction but indicates the target loaction in someway ie arrow
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global precidence
Definition
the phonomenon where global aspects of the display are automatically processed that make them immune to the local aspects
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