Engineering psychology
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engineering psychology is an interdisciplinary part of Human factors or Ergonomics and studies the relationships of people to machines, with the intent of improving such relationships. This may involve redesigning equipment, changing the way people use machines, or changing the location in which the work takes place. Often, the work of an engineering psychologist is described as making the relationship more "user-friendly." Engineering Psychology is an applied field of psychology concerned with psychological factors in the design and use of equipment. Human factors is broader than engineering psychology, which is focused specifically on designing systems that accomodate the information-processing capabilities of the brain (see Wickens and Hollands 2000).
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- Wickens, Christopher; Gordon Sallie, Liu Yili (1997). An Introduction to Human Factors Engineering. ISBN 0131837362.
- Wickens, Christopher; J.G. Hollands (2000). Engineering Psychology and Human Performance.. ISBN 0321047117.
- Howell, W.C.; I.L. Goldstein (1971). Engineering Psychology: current perspectives in research.
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