Human factors terms

Human Factors The discipline of human factors enables errorless operation more
Cognitive psychology The theoretical background explaining the human factors more
Cognitive engineering The application of cognitive psychology to human-made systems more
Human performance Our subjective perception of the value of a particular operator to stakeholders Wiki
Human fault Spontaneous activity intended for learning by feedback examination more
Human error Human activity preceding an incidence more
Workload The operational demands due to the complexity of the operational procedures Wiki
Cognitive load Amount of mental effort being used in the working memory Wiki
Mental overload Situations of high cognitive load more
Mental stress The physiological aspect of mental overload ( Wiki ) more
Tunnel vision The operator's tendency to disregard new information, when under stress Wiki
Distraction The effect of irrelevant information on the operator's performance Wiki
Ergonomic climate The sense of being protected from operational errors  
Ergonomic culture The organizational activities intended to protect from operational errors  

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Updated on 17 May 2016.