Human Factors And Ergonomics
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Human factors or ergonomics is the scientific discipline that deals with the understanding of interactions among humans and other factors that exist within a system, and the profession, which applies theory, data, principle and methods to design/ optimize human well-being global system performance. How much do you know about this discipline? Take our quiz and find out.
- 1.What are the disciplines that have contributed to this field?
- A.
Psychology
- B.
Economics
- C.
Agriculture
- D.
Geography
- 2.
- A.
The study of innovating the design of equipment and devices.
- B.
The study of customizing equipment.
- C.
The study of improving equipment.
- D.
It's the study of designing equipment, devices and processes that fit the human body and its cognitive abilities.
- 3.What's the purpose of proper ergonomic design?
- A.
To prevent repetitive strain injuries.
- B.
To come up with new designs.
- C.
To come up with comfortable material.
- D.
To prevent injuries.
- 4.When was the word "ergonomic" first used?
- A.
In 1901
- B.
In 1857
- C.
In 1860
- D.
In 1910
- 5.Who uses the term "human factor" the most?
- A.
Entrepreneurs
- B.
North Americans
- C.
Doctors
- D.
British people
- 6.How many fields of research does the term ergonomic comprise?
- A.
3
- B.
2
- C.
4
- D.
5
- 7.
- A.
Physical and cognitive
- B.
Physical and organizational.
- C.
Physical, cognitive, and organizational.
- D.
Only physical
- 8.What is physical ergonomic?
- A.
It is concerned with human anatomy.
- B.
It is concerned with posture.
- C.
It is concerned with human vision.
- D.
It is concerned with concentration.
- 9.What is cognitive ergonomic?
- A.
It is concerned with physical processes.
- B.
It is concerned with mental processes.
- C.
It is concerned with posture.
- D.
It is concerned with the environment.
- 10.What is organizational ergonomics?
- A.
It is concerned with microeconomics.
- B.
It is concerned with sociology.
- C.
It is concerned with the optimization of socio-technical systems.
- D.
It is concerned with socioeconomic systems.
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