The Scientific Basis of Human Factors - A Behavioral Cybernetic Perspective

Smith, Thomas J.

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“…Case study evidence indicates that when it comes to reasons for introducing AMT, keys to success, major problems with AMT implementation, flexibility conferred by AMT, and the safety advantages of AMT, results for many difference operations in different countries are highly variable and often contradictory (T.J. Smith, 1993b). This suggests that, as with individual performance (T.J. Smith, 1993a;T.J. Smith et al, 1994), the performance of an AMT system is almost certainly critically influenced by the specific context or design characteristics of the organizational, socioeconomic, and physical environments in which it operates.…”

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Performance of hybrid automated systems—a social cybernetic analysis

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1995

Int. J. Hum. Factors Manuf.

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The science of behavioral cybernetics deals with the analysis of human behavior as a closed‐loop, self‐governed process. Social cybernetics focuses upon the reciprocal feedback interactions between two or more individuals in a group or organizational setting. Human‐computer interaction (HCI) also can be characterized as a social cybernetic process. The central thesis of this paper is that social cybernetics provides a comprehensive conceptual framework for understanding the nature and sources of variability in performance of hybrid automated systems, defined by reciprocal interactions between the work force, the organization, and the technology. Implications of the social cybernetic model for interpreting findings from studies of advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) operations are addressed. @ 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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“…A number of lines of evidence support the second conclusion that performance is specialized in relation to design characteristics of the performance environment (T.J. Smith, 1993a;T.J. Smith et al, 1994).…”

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Performance of hybrid automated systems—a social cybernetic analysis

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1995

Int. J. Hum. Factors Manuf.

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“…When one looks at the explanations as well as at the question initially introduced concerning acceptance through adaptation in the 1920s with the advent of Sinnfälligkeit, the view of human-machine interaction seems to change although different paradigms (familiarity, simple operation, universal user, accident prevention) have remained constant since then to this day. (SMITH, 2015;KUUTTI, BANNON, 2014;MINDELL, 2008) Where the human being in studies of time and movement of 1920s Taylorism represented an error factor, "Sinnfälligkeit" as a new concept of interface-relation saw in it psychological, physiological and epistemic possibilities as well as limitations. These possibilities and limitations also reappear in the modern view, for example that of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research BMBF.…”

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Man at the centre of technology. A philosophical investigation of anthropological knowledge in man-machine-interfaces

Liggieri¹

2023

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The paper aims to examine the construction, circulation, and transformation of knowledge about man (anthropological knowledge) in human-technology interaction in the 20th century. The analysis focuses on the prerequisites of the industrial working world and its implicit knowledge about human beings. However, the basis and starting point of technical adaptation is usually ignored: The concepts of “man” and the anthropological knowledge gained experimentally from a anthropocentric designed interface. Based on the concept of an intuitive interface design this problem will be investigated. The questions posed by this article as well as the objectives associated with them open up an interdisciplinary framework between philosophy of technology, philosophical anthropology and history of science given that they not only focus – by means of historical reconstruction – on historical changes in technological developments. They also address the issue of generation and transformation of anthropological knowledge in the definitions and interactions of “man” and “technology”.

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The ergonomics of learning: educational design and learning performance

Smith

2007

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The application of ergonomics/human factors (E/HF) principles and practices, and the implementation of ergonomics programmes, have achieved proven success in improving performance, productivity, competitiveness, and safety and health in most occupational sectors. However, the benefits that the application of E/HF science might bring to promoting student learning have yet to be widely recognized. This paper deals with the fundamental purpose of education - student learning - and with the question of how the ergonomic design of the learning environment influences learning performance. The underlying premise, embodied in the quote below, is that student learning performance to a substantial degree is context specific - influenced and specialized in relation to specific design factors in the learning environment. The basic scientific question confronting learning ergonomics is which design characteristics in the learning environment have the greatest influence on variability in learning performance. Practically, the basic challenge is to apply this scientific understanding to ergonomic interventions directed at design improvements of learning environments to benefit learning. This paper expands upon these themes by addressing the origins and scope of learning ergonomics, differing perspectives on the nature of learning, evidence for context specificity in learning and conclusions and research implications regarding an ergonomics perspective on learning.

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The Scientific Basis of Human Factors - A Behavioral Cybernetic Perspective

Cited by 11 publications

References 12 publications

Performance of hybrid automated systems—a social cybernetic analysis

Performance of hybrid automated systems—a social cybernetic analysis

Man at the centre of technology. A philosophical investigation of anthropological knowledge in man-machine-interfaces

The ergonomics of learning: educational design and learning performance

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