HFE ET 305 Human Factors of
Engineering Exam Q&A 100% Solved
Define human factors (or ergonomics) - ✔✔scientific discipline concerned
with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements
of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and
methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall
system performance
What are the three goals of human factors? - ✔✔Improve performance
Increase safety
Increase user satisfaction
What are the five typical approaches of human factors? - ✔✔Equipment
design, Task design
Environmental design, Training, Selection
List some human factors discipline examples - ✔✔Anatomy, Physiology,
Physics and Biomechanics
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, What is the difference between human factors and ergonomics? -
✔✔Historically, ergonomics has focused on the human factors related to
physical work. Ergonomics has also been the preferred label in Europe.
What is the difference between basic and applied research? Give an
example of each. - ✔✔Basic research: The development of theory,
principles, and findings that generalize over a wide range of people, tasks,
and settings.
Example: A series of studies that tests the theory that as people practice
hundreds of times it becomes automatic and no longer takes thought
cognitive thought-processing.
Applied research: The development of theory, principles, and findings that
are relatively specific with respect to particular populations, tasks, products,
systems, and/or environments.
Example: Measuring the extent to which the use of a cell phone while
driving takes driver attention away from primary driving tasks.
What are the three types of human factors research methods? -
✔✔Descriptive studies, Experimental research, Evaluation research
What are the typical descriptive study methods? List three examples. -
✔✔Observation, Surveys and questionnaires, Incident and accident reports
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Engineering Exam Q&A 100% Solved
Define human factors (or ergonomics) - ✔✔scientific discipline concerned
with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements
of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and
methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall
system performance
What are the three goals of human factors? - ✔✔Improve performance
Increase safety
Increase user satisfaction
What are the five typical approaches of human factors? - ✔✔Equipment
design, Task design
Environmental design, Training, Selection
List some human factors discipline examples - ✔✔Anatomy, Physiology,
Physics and Biomechanics
1
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, What is the difference between human factors and ergonomics? -
✔✔Historically, ergonomics has focused on the human factors related to
physical work. Ergonomics has also been the preferred label in Europe.
What is the difference between basic and applied research? Give an
example of each. - ✔✔Basic research: The development of theory,
principles, and findings that generalize over a wide range of people, tasks,
and settings.
Example: A series of studies that tests the theory that as people practice
hundreds of times it becomes automatic and no longer takes thought
cognitive thought-processing.
Applied research: The development of theory, principles, and findings that
are relatively specific with respect to particular populations, tasks, products,
systems, and/or environments.
Example: Measuring the extent to which the use of a cell phone while
driving takes driver attention away from primary driving tasks.
What are the three types of human factors research methods? -
✔✔Descriptive studies, Experimental research, Evaluation research
What are the typical descriptive study methods? List three examples. -
✔✔Observation, Surveys and questionnaires, Incident and accident reports
2
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