Maximizing Human Capabilities
Human factors psychology focuses on the interaction between people and machines.
Here we take a closer look at this subfield of psychology to understand better what it is.
What Is Human Factors Psychology?
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Human factors is devoted to understandinghow people interact with their environmentsand the products and objects in those environments.
This interdisciplinary area of psychology focuses on a range of different topics related to human-machine or human-computer interaction.
What a Human Factors Psychologist Does
Human factors psychologists spend much of their timeperforming research.
Human factors psychologists often work to solve real-world problems that impact human performance.
They can also help minimize potentially dangerous errors or correct errors that reduce workplace performance.
They also strive to improve worker safety and efficiency.
Specializations
Human factors psychologists may choose to specialize in a particular area.
Some of the specialty areas within this field include:
Why Study Human Factors Psychology?
There are many great reasons to study human factors psychology.
Two are that you could work in a variety of prefs, and this position offers a higher-than-average salary.
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