Human Performance

Cognition, Stress and Individual Differences

By: D. Roy Davies, Steve J. Westerman, Rob B. Stammers, Gerald Matthews

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Paperback | 24 August 2000 | Edition Number 1

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416 Pages

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"Human Performance" provides the student and researcher with a comprehensive and accessible review of both performance in the real world, and essential cognitive science theory.
"Human Performance" has four main sections that cover both theoretical and practical issues:
- Section One outlines the perspective on performance offered by contemporary cognitive science, including information processing and neuroscience perspectives.
- Section Two presents a multi-leveled 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 on performance such as noise, fatigue and illness.
- Section Four assesses individual and group differences in performance with accounts of ability, personality and aging.

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'It was a pleasure to read this book. It deals with relatively complex subject matter in an easy-to-read, practical style. It is evident that the authors have an underlying desire to inform rather than impress, yet the book is impressive because of their approach. I would recommend this book as essential reading for any psychology student or professional working in the field.' - Ergonomics Abstracts

'Matthews and his fellow authors have done an excellent job of providing the reader with well-informed and thought-provoking accounts of the current state of knowledge with respect to the ways in which numerous stressors influence human cognition and performance. That is a significant achievement given the substantial research literature that has built up with respect to many of the findings.' - Contemporary Psychology: An American Psychological Association journal

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