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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewOur characterization of how humans extract and process information depends on how we measure it, and the resulting quantification ultimately determines the applicability of this science in the design of systems to optimize and enhance human performance. Toward this end, the Potomac Institute’s new volume, Quantifying Human Information Processing, makes a significant and timely contribution. More than a collection of analytical literature reviews written by experts in their respective fields, each chapter explores its subject matter for heuristics and synthesis. This book should prove valuable to both research psychologists and human-system designers. -- Ed Mulligan, University of Georgia
McBride and Schmorrow have made a very significant contribution to the Human Factors literature in their new edited volume. They have brought together a truly trans-disciplinary perspective that spans the field. This should be required reading for any serious practitioner or scholar. -- James L. Olds, Ph.D., Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University
Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Quantification of Human Information Processing Chapter 2 Role of Memory in Visual Search: A Brief Review of Developing Literature Chapter 3 Quantifying Human Information Processing: Can Practice Effects Alleviate Bottlenecks? Chapter 4 Neural and Genetic Assays of Human Mental Workload Chapter 5 Time, Emotion, and the Limits to Human Information Processing Chapter 6 Individual Differences in Information Processing Chapter 7 Measuring Task-Related and Task-Unrelated Thoughts Chapter 8 Quantification of Rapid Decision Making
