Engineering Psychology

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Engineering psychology is a type of experimental psychology in which researchers focus on how people use technology and how technology can best accommodate humans.  Much of the psychological research in sensation/perception, cognitive, and social psychology is used to inform and guide engineering psychology research.

This book has been written to a specific audience: undergraduate students who may not currently be psychology majors yet need an understanding of this topic to move forward in their careers. The topics are presented simply with many of the details about the research supporting these topics omitted in order to simplify the book and make it easier to understand.  Each of the chapters relies on an understanding of the previous chapters. Each chapter contributes to the knowledge before and after it.

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Lisa Jo Elliott, Ph.D.

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Assistant Teaching Professor of Psychology, Psychology program, Applied Clinical Psychology M.A. program, and Digital Media, Arts, and Technology program

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

lje12@psu.edu

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