Cyberpsychology: An Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction

by Kent L. Norman

• ISBN13: 9780521867382
• ISBN10: 052186738X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-18
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Cyberpsychology is about humans and computers and the psychology of how they interact. Computers permeate nearly every human activity in the modern world and affect human behavior from the most basic sensory-motor interactions to the most complex cognitive and social processes. This book begins with a brief history of psychology and computers and a comparison of the human nervous system and the circuitry of a computer. A number of theories and models of human-computer interaction are presented, as well as research methods and techniques for usability testing. Following the typical contents of an introduction to psychology, the book then discusses sensation and perception, learning and memory, thinking and problem solving, language processing, individual differences, motivation and emotion, social relations, and abnormal behavior as they impact the human-computer interface. Finally, specific issues of artificial intelligence, assistive technologies, video games, and electronic education are presented. Cyberpsychology is the new psychology.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Fundamentals
Introduction: Importance, Implications, and Historical Perspectives	p. 3
Fundamentals: Biological and Technological Bases	p. 35
Theoretical Approaches: Models and Metaphors	p. 61
Research: Modes and Methods	p. 91
Systems
Sensory-Motor Interfaces: Input and Output	p. 117
Learning and Memory, Transfer and Interference	p. 150
Cognitive Psychology: Thinking and Problem Solving	p. 174
Language and Programming	p. 200
Relationships
Individual Differences: People, Performance, and Personality	p. 223
Motivation and Emotion at the Human-Computer Interface	p. 252
Interpersonal Relations	p. 275
Abnormal Behavior and Cybertherapies	p. 306
Applications
Automation and Artificial Intelligence	p. 339
Assistive and Augmentive Technologies	p. 360
Media: Games, Entertainment, and Education	p. 382
The Future: The Ultimate Human-Computer Interface	p. 409
Index	p. 427
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