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  • Self-Regulation in Activity Theory

    Applied Work Design for Human-Computer and Human-Machine Systems

    Series series Ergonomics Design & Mgmt. Theory & Applications
    Every complex human-machine system includes a computer as a critically important means of work. However, an operator's interaction with a computerized system cannot be reduced to only performing computer-based tasks. Today human-computer interaction (HCI) is not limited to trained software users. People of all ages use all different kinds of gadget ... Read more

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  • Applying Systemic-Structural Activity Theory to Design of Human-Computer Interaction Systems

    Series series Ergonomics Design & Mgmt. Theory & Applications
    Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is no longer limited to trained software users. Today people interact with various devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and laptops. How can such interaction be made more user friendly, even when user proficiency levels vary? This book explores methods for assessing the psychological complexity of compute ... Read more

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  • Applied and Systemic-Structural Activity Theory

    Advances in Studies of Human Performance

    Series series Human Activity
    This book presents new data in Applied Activity Theory (AAT) and Systemic-Structural Activity Theory (SSAT), that can be used in the study of human performance. The SSAT is the high-level generality theory that offers standardized principles of the analyses of human activity. These principles can be utilized in theoretical and applied studies. This multi-contributed book offers a selection of ... Read more

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  • Work Activity Studies Within the Framework of Ergonomics, Psychology, and Economics

    Series series Human Activity
    Systemic-structural activity theory (SSAT), founded by Gregory Bedny, is a relatively new unified framework for the study of efficiency of human performance, equipment, and software design. This book presents new recently obtained data in the field of SSAT that can be used in the study of efficiency and complexity of human performance. With increased cognitive demands to task performance, ... Read more

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  • Measuring Behaviour

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    Measuring Behaviour is the established go-to text for anyone interested in scientific methods for studying the behaviour of animals or humans. It is widely used by students, teachers and researchers in a variety of fields, including biology, psychology, the social sciences and medicine. This new fourth edition has been completely rewritten and reorganised to reflect major developments in how ... Read more

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  • Cognitive Science

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    The fourth edition of this popular text has been significantly rewritten to make it more accessible to students and easier for instructors to use. It remains distinctive in presenting a unified narrative of cognitive science as a field of inquiry in its own right. Thematically organized, Cognitive Science underscores the problems and solutions of cognitive science rather than more narrowly ... Read more

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  • How Can the Human Mind Occur in the Physical Universe?

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  • Experimental Human-Computer Interaction

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