The Type of Psychologists Who Helps Design Many of the Tools

question 334

Multiple Choice

The type of psychologists who helps design many of the tools we rely on each day, such as "user-friendly" computers, home appliances, digital cameras, airplane controls, and traffic signals are called __________ psychologists.

• A) cybernetic
• B) human factors
• C) psychophysiological
• D) behavioral

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Definitions:

Hypothesis

A suggested hypothesis developed from minimal evidence to initiate further exploration.

Testable Hypotheses

Hypotheses that can be empirically tested through experimentation or observation, allowing for the confirmation or refutation of the proposed predictions.

Constructs

Abstract concepts or mental representations used to understand and interpret the world.

Theory

A system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.