A Specialty Concerned with Making Machines and Work Environments Compatible

question 69

Short Answer

A specialty concerned with making machines and work environments compatible with human perceptual and physical capacities is called human factors psychology, or __________.

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Definitions:

Cash Register

An electronic or mechanical device used in retail environments to calculate and record sales transactions, and to store cash.

Stock Management

The process of ordering, storing, tracking, and controlling inventory to ensure that a company has the right amount of goods on hand to meet customer demand.

Drugstore Assistant

An individual working in a pharmacy who helps in the dispensing of medication and provides customer service under the supervision of a pharmacist.

Social Information-processing Model

A theory that suggests individuals understand and respond to social situations based on their interpretation of social information.