Engineering aesthetics and aesthetic ergonomics: Theoretical foundations and a dual-process research methodology

Ergonomics

Volumn 46, Issue 13-14, 2003, Pages 1273-1292

  Liu, Yili ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetic ergonomics; Aesthetic human factors; Dual process research methodology; Engineering aesthetics

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCTIVITY;

AESTHETICS DIMENSIONS; DUAL-PROCESS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; INTUITIVE JUDGEMENTS;

ERGONOMICS;

ART; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; ESTHETICS; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; JOB ANALYSIS; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; METAPHYSICS; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHILOSOPHY; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SAFETY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESTHETICS; ETHICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; METAPHYSICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0344549118     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130310001610829     Document Type: Conference Paper

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