APA 2007 Conference Program for Engineering & Applied Psychology (Division 21)

For American Psychological Association (APA) Conference 8/17 to 8/20/2007 in San Francisco, CA, USA

Engineering Psychology Program Chair: Leo Gugerty, Clemson University

Friday 8/17/2007 -----------------------------------------------------------

Symposium: Applying Psychological Research to Traffic Safety Problems

8/17 Fri: 10 AM - 11:50 AM, Moscone Center, Room 2006

Chair: Rick Tyrrell

Michael Sivak, Bounded Rationality and Traffic Safety

D. Alfred Owens, Why Drivers Misperceive Their Field of Safe Travel at Night

Stacy A. Balk, Applying Biological Motion: Open-Road Studies of Pedestrian Conspicuity at Night

Cynthia Owsley, MPH, Vision Impairment and Driving: Interventions to Reduce Crash Risk

Alex Chaparro, Effects of Visual Impairment on Driving and Pedestrian Recognition

 

Executive Committee Meeting: Engineering Psychology Division

8/17 Fri: 12 PM - 1:50 PM, San Francisco Marriott Hotel, Pacific Conference Suite C

 

Symposium: Games to Explain Human Factors--Come, Participate, Learn, Have Fun

8/17 Fri: 1 PM - 2:50 PM, Moscone Center, Room 3018

Chair: Ronald G. Shapiro

Participants: Ronald G. Shapiro, Margarita M Posada, Sharon Mintz, Dana M Nelson

 

Symposium: Health literacy barriers to elders self-care: How can technology help? (co-sponsored with Division 20, Aging)

8/17 Fri: 1 PM – 2:50 PM, Moscone Center Room 302

Chairs: Dan Morrow; Richard Pak

Dan Morrow, Cognitive determinants of older adults health literacy

Katherina Echt, Visual and Cognitive Predictors of Health Literacy in Older Adults

Sara J Czaja, Health Literacy and the Use of E-Health Information

Olivier A Henkemans, A Computer Assistant for Supervision of Self-Care and Improvement of Health Literacy

Discussant: Michael Pignone

 

Invited Address: Franklin Taylor Award

8/17 Fri: 3 PM - 3:50 PM, Moscone Center, Room 2001

Chair: Frank Durso

Paul Slovic, Decision Making in a Dangerous World: Lessons Learned From Studying Gambles

 

Presidential Address: Engineering Psychology Division

8/17 Fri: 4 PM - 4:50 PM, San Francisco Marriott Hotel, Nob Hill Rooms C and D

Phillip L. Ackerman, Why Is It So Difficult to Bridge Science and Application? Tales From the Editorial Trenches

 

Business Meeting: Engineering Psychology Division

8/17 Fri: 5 PM - 6:50 PM, San Francisco Marriott Hotel, Nob Hill Rooms C and D

Saturday 8/18/2007 -----------------------------------------------------------

Invited Address:

8/18 Sat: 9 AM - 9:50 AM, Moscone Center, Rooms 202/204/206

Chair: Phillip L. Ackerman

Dexter Fletcher, Anytime, Anywhere Learning and the Engineering of Instruction

 

Symposium: Advancing Psychological Science by Studying Complex Tasks and Expertise (Co-sponsored with Division 3, Experimental)

8/18 Sat: 2 PM - 3:50 PM, Moscone Center, Room 3007

Chair: Earl B. Hunt; Leo Gugerty

Phillip L. Ackerman, How Does Task Complexity Relate to Basic and Applied Experimental Psychology?

Werner W. Wittmann, Brunswik-Symmetry, a Golden Key Concept to Disentangle Complexity

Peter Pirolli, Information Foraging and Sense Making Theory: Playing Both Sides of the Street

Christopher D. Wickens, Can Perceptual--Cognitive Theory Be Advanced by Complex Tasks?

 

Symposium: Psychology and Human--Computer Interaction---Theory and Application

8/18 Sat: 4 PM - 5:50 PM, Moscone Center, Room 212

Chair: Richard Pak

Peter Pirolli, Information Foraging Theory

C. Travis Bowles, Helping Users Confront Information Overload in Collaborative Software

Dorrit Billman , Supporting High-Level Cognition: The CACHE System for Analysis Tasks

Anne McLaughlin, MS, Age-Related Cognitive Differences May Be Ameliorated Through Correct Input Device Choice

Aideen Stronge, Role of Environmental Support in the Development of Technology for Older Adults

Sunday 8/19/2007 -----------------------------------------------------------

Invited Address:

8/19 Sun: 10 AM - 10:50 AM, Moscone Center, Rooms 228 and 230

Chair: Leo Gugerty

Christopher D. Wickens, Modeling Selective Attention: Relevance to Display Design and Error Analysis

 

Symposium: Engineering Psychology Research Spotlight--Wichita State University

8/19 Sun: 11 AM - 12:50 PM, Moscone Center, Room 222

Chair: Alex Chaparro

Alex Chaparro, Effects of Age, Simulated Visual Impairment, and Multitasking on Driving Performance

Barbara S. Chaparro , Software Design, Evaluation, and Research: Merging Industry and Academia

Edgar C. Merkle , Algorithmic Methods and Their Application to Data Analysis in Psychology

Victoria A. Shaffer , Use of Technology in Applied Decision-Making Analysis in Psychology

 

Paper Session: Factors Affecting Visual Target Detection

8/19 Sun: 1 PM - 1:50 PM, Moscone Center, Room 310

Richard Pak, Accounting for Cortical Magnification Reduces Some Functional Field of View Deficits in Older Adults

Poornima Madhavan, Automaticity Training Improves Visual Skill Acquisition in Airport Security Screening

 

Poster Session: Engineering Psychology

8/19 Sun: 2 PM - 2:50 PM, Moscone Center, Halls ABC

Lisa M. Mauney, MS, Individual Differences in Cognitive, Musical, and Perceptual Abilities

Daniel G. Morrow, External Support for Patient--Provider Collaborative Planning for Taking Medication

Rebecca Iden, National Legislation for Driver Error: What Does the Data Say?

Michael A. Rosen, MS, Multilevel Review and Analysis of Theories and Measures of Culture in Team Problem Solving

Rachael Daniels, Task Analysis of Information Flow for Teachers, Accountants, and Architects

Allison K. Mitrovich, Time-Sharing Ability in USAF ROTC Cadets

James Rubinstein, Individual Differences in the Processes and Outcomes of WWW Searching

Poornima Madhavan, Effects of Response Inconsistency and Time Pressure on Automaticity Development

Jaclyn B. Baron, Aircrew Error Associated With Air Tour Operations

Monday 8/20/2007 ------------------------------------------------------

Symposium: Understanding Human Error in Aviation and Medicine--An Unexpected Link

8/20 Mon: 9 AM - 10:50 AM, Moscone Center, Room 2020

Chair: David J. Schroeder

Scott A. Shappell, Human Factors Assessment of Existing Safety Strategies Within Civil Aviation

David J. Schroeder, Human Factors in Operational Errors: Looking at the Past and Planning for the Future

Frank A. Drews, Are Task Interruptions a Cause of Human Error in the Intensive Care Unit?

Douglas A. Wiegmann, Human Error Perspectives in Health Care: Implications for Improving Patient Safety in the Operating Room

Linda J. Connell, Confidential Safety Incident Reporting: Evolution of the NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System

 

Symposium: Facilitating the Success of Older Workers---Findings From CREATE II

8/20 Mon: 11 AM - 12:50 PM, Moscone Center, Room 310

Chairs: Katinka Dijkstra; Neil Charness

Cara L. Bailey , Technology Use by Older Adults in the Work Domain

Joseph Sharit , Telework and Older Adults: A Survey Study

Lisa J. Lewen, MS, Understanding the Factors That Influence Managers' Ratings of Job Applicants

Katinka Dijkstra, Effects of Feedback on Workstation Ergonomics in Older Workers