Assessing the effects of positive feedback and reinforcement in the introduction phase of an ergonomic intervention

Human Factors

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 526-535

  Brandenburg, David L ^a,b   Mirka, Gary A ^a,c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK; HUMAN ENGINEERING; JOB ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

CERVICOBRACHIAL REGION; ERGONOMIC INTERVENTION; INTERVENTION PROCESS; TASK ASSESSMENT;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NECK PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; REINFORCEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33644849323     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872005774860078     Document Type: Article

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