Engineering Psychology & Human Performance
4th Edition
TEST BANK
Christopher D. Wickens, Justin G. Hollands, Simon Banbury and Raja Parasuraman
Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
, Contents
..................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 2: Signal Detection and Absolute Judgement.................................................................................4
Multiple Choice Questions......................................................................................................................4
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................11
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 3: Attention in Perception and Display Space..............................................................................12
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................12
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................19
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................19
Chapter 4: Spatial Displays........................................................................................................................20
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................20
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................27
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................27
Chapter 5: Spatial Cognition Navigation and Manual Control...................................................................28
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................28
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................36
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................36
Chapter 6: Language and Communication.................................................................................................37
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................37
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................44
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................44
Chapter 7: Memory and Training...............................................................................................................45
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................45
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................53
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................53
Chapter 8: Decision Making......................................................................................................................54
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................54
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................60
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................60
Chapter 9: Selection of Action...................................................................................................................61
, Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................61
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................68
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................68
Chapter 10: Multi-Tasking.........................................................................................................................69
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................69
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................75
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................75
Chapter 11: Mental Workload, Stress, and Individual Differences: Cognitive and Neuroergonomic
Perspectives...............................................................................................................................................76
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................76
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................83
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................83
Chapter 12: Automation and Human Performance....................................................................................84
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................84
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................90
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................90
, Chapter 2: Signal Detection and Absolute Judgement
Multiple Choice Questions
Correct answers are indicated by *
1. What is the difference between a signal detection and identification (absolute judgement) task?
a. signal detection typically involves several stimulus states or categories, identification requires only two
b. there is no difference—the two terms are synonyms
* c. identification typically involves several stimulus states or categories, signal detection requires only
two
d. signal detection occurs at a later processing stage than identification
2. When is signal detection theory (SDT) applicable?
* a. when there are two discrete states of the world that cannot easily be discriminated
b. when two discrete states of the world are easily discriminated
c. when there are several discrete states of the world
d. when a signal is presented and the user assigns a score to its magnitude
3. Which of the following is not one of the classes of joint events in signal detection theory (SDT)?
a. hit
b. false alarm
* c. false miss
d. correct rejection
4. A false alarm refers to:
a. when a signal is presented and the observer calls it a signal
b. when no signal is presented and the observer calls it “no signal”
c. when a signal is presented and the observer calls it “no signal”
* d. when no signal is presented and the observer calls it a signal
5. If 20 signal trials and 10 noise trials were presented and there were 2 hits and 18 misses, which of
the following is the correct hit rate?
* a. 2/20 = .1
b. 18/20 = .9
c. 2/30 = .066
d. 18/30 = .60
6. Can the value of evidence variable X ever exceed the criterion X C?
a. only when a signal is presented
b. only when noise is presented
* c. when either signal or noise is presented
d. no, XC can never exceed evidence variable X
4th Edition
TEST BANK
Christopher D. Wickens, Justin G. Hollands, Simon Banbury and Raja Parasuraman
Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
, Contents
..................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 2: Signal Detection and Absolute Judgement.................................................................................4
Multiple Choice Questions......................................................................................................................4
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................11
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 3: Attention in Perception and Display Space..............................................................................12
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................12
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................19
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................19
Chapter 4: Spatial Displays........................................................................................................................20
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................20
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................27
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................27
Chapter 5: Spatial Cognition Navigation and Manual Control...................................................................28
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................28
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................36
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................36
Chapter 6: Language and Communication.................................................................................................37
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................37
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................44
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................44
Chapter 7: Memory and Training...............................................................................................................45
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................45
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................53
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................53
Chapter 8: Decision Making......................................................................................................................54
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................54
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................60
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................60
Chapter 9: Selection of Action...................................................................................................................61
, Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................61
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................68
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................68
Chapter 10: Multi-Tasking.........................................................................................................................69
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................69
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................75
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................75
Chapter 11: Mental Workload, Stress, and Individual Differences: Cognitive and Neuroergonomic
Perspectives...............................................................................................................................................76
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................76
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................83
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................83
Chapter 12: Automation and Human Performance....................................................................................84
Multiple Choice Questions....................................................................................................................84
Short Answer Essay Questions..............................................................................................................90
Essay Questions.....................................................................................................................................90
, Chapter 2: Signal Detection and Absolute Judgement
Multiple Choice Questions
Correct answers are indicated by *
1. What is the difference between a signal detection and identification (absolute judgement) task?
a. signal detection typically involves several stimulus states or categories, identification requires only two
b. there is no difference—the two terms are synonyms
* c. identification typically involves several stimulus states or categories, signal detection requires only
two
d. signal detection occurs at a later processing stage than identification
2. When is signal detection theory (SDT) applicable?
* a. when there are two discrete states of the world that cannot easily be discriminated
b. when two discrete states of the world are easily discriminated
c. when there are several discrete states of the world
d. when a signal is presented and the user assigns a score to its magnitude
3. Which of the following is not one of the classes of joint events in signal detection theory (SDT)?
a. hit
b. false alarm
* c. false miss
d. correct rejection
4. A false alarm refers to:
a. when a signal is presented and the observer calls it a signal
b. when no signal is presented and the observer calls it “no signal”
c. when a signal is presented and the observer calls it “no signal”
* d. when no signal is presented and the observer calls it a signal
5. If 20 signal trials and 10 noise trials were presented and there were 2 hits and 18 misses, which of
the following is the correct hit rate?
* a. 2/20 = .1
b. 18/20 = .9
c. 2/30 = .066
d. 18/30 = .60
6. Can the value of evidence variable X ever exceed the criterion X C?
a. only when a signal is presented
b. only when noise is presented
* c. when either signal or noise is presented
d. no, XC can never exceed evidence variable X
