Psychology Master’s Theses Abstracts
MS – Human Factors
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(beginning 2007)
Winter 2013
Herron, Meghann
Prescription Labels: Do You Know What Medication You Are Taking?
(not yet published)
Morgan, Corey
An Investigation into the Potential Sources of Interference in Situation Awareness Probe Techniques
(not yet published)
Rorie, R Conrad
An Investigation Into the Effects of Force Feedback and Movement Direction on an Aimed Movement Task
(not yet published)
Fall 2012
Hills, Martina
The Effectiveness of Password Restrictions and Mnemonics on Memory of Older Adults
Summer 2012
Kraft, Jerome
Population Stereotypes and Three-Dimensional Rotational Tasks
Spring 2012
Kiken, Ariana
Effectiveness of Training Methods on Near-Term NextGen Air Traffic control Performance, Workload, and Situation Awareness
Fall 2011
Bacon, Lauren P.
Measuring Situation Awareness: Can the Presentation of an Online Probe Question Change an Operator’s Situation Awareness?
Kraut, Joshua
Effects of Data Communications Failure on Air Traffic Controller Sector Management Effectiveness, Situation Awareness, and Workload
Summer 2011
Chambers, Vanessa
Auditory Spatial Facilitation: Effects of Cue Reliability and Amplitude Variation on Visual Search Performance
Kenyon, Lisa J.
Effects of Positive Mood Induction on Operator Performance and Subjective Workload Levels for Compatible and Incompatible Display-Control Mappings
Spring 2011
Minakata, Katsumi
Can a CrossModal-Accessory Stimulus Elicit the Top-Bottom Prevalence Effect?
Summer 2010
Bertolotti, Hugo
Audio and Audiovisual Cueing in Visual Search: Effects of Target Uncertainty and Auditory Cue Precision
Fall 2009
Sulaitis, John
Examining the Effects of an Animated Word-Tracer as a Reading Aid for Electronic Text
Spring 2009
Garcia, Fredrick
Effects of Practice with Foot- and Hand-Operated Secondary Input Devices on Word Processing Task Performance
McMath, Julie
A Comparison of Differences in the Hierarchal Placement of Radiographic Findings Among Different Health Care Specialists and an Analysis of the Effects on Proper Case Management and Referral Decisions
Nelson, Deborah
Use of Image-based Mnemonic Techniques to Enhance the Memorability of User-Generated Passwords
Wiebe, Jeff
Application of Population Stereotypes to Computerized Tasks
Spring 2007
Dion, Marshall E.
Effects of Contrast Polarity Between Background and Foreground in Air Traffic Control Displays For Time-To-Contact Judgments