The Success of Many of the Technologies, Such as the Invention

question 451

Multiple Choice

The success of many of the technologies, such as the invention of the mouse and computer icons that revolutionized personal computing or the gaming systems like the Wii and Kinect that are controlled through gesture alone, were developed through the help of human factors psychologists, who are part of the larger field known as __________ psychology.

• A) ​applied
• B) ​basic research
• C) ​forensic
• D) ​experimental

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead to individual products or jobs, based on a predetermined formula, prior to actual production.

Customizing Department

A division within a company that modifies products to meet specific requirements or preferences of customers.

Direct Labor-Hours

A measure of the time directly spent by workers on producing a product or delivering a service, often used to allocate manufacturing overhead.

Overhead Applied

The allocation of overhead costs to produced goods based on a pre-determined rate or basis such as direct labor hours or machine hours.