St. Andrews Symposium on Engineering Psychology
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Title |
St. Andrews Symposium on Engineering Psychology |
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Folder Label (Filed Under) |
Office of Naval Research (ONR) ; London Branch ; 1954-1959 |
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Creators/Authors |
Geldard, Frank A. |
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Publisher |
Office of Naval Research |
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Organization/Department |
American Embassy |
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Issue |
ONRL-57-57 |
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Description/Abstract |
A one-day Symposium on Engineering Psychology was convened at St. Andrews, Scotland, as part of the Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society. Papers were presented by Kay, Gibbs, Baker, Conrad, Singleton, and Simister, Seymour, and Fraser. The writer served as chairman and open. This report gives the text of the introductory remarks and resumes of the seven papers, which ranged through the topics of information theory, sensory servos, decision-taking, telephone switchboard operation, shoe-sewing layouts, transfer of skills, and the effects of stress on vigilance. |
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Notes |
Technical Report |
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Date |
1957 |
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Date Notes |
27 May 1957 |
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Military Branch |
Navy |
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Source |
from Saul B. Sells papers |
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Collection Descriptor |
US Military |
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Location |
Vertical Files |
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UA College |
Office of Academic Affairs |
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UA Department |
Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Center for the History of Psychology |
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Website |
http://www.uakron.edu/chp |
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Contact Information |
Send reference requests to ahap@uakron.edu |
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