Cognitive Psychology and Human Factors (HI Guide)

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	Cognitive Psychology and Human Factors
	Fitts, P. M. "The Information Capacity of the Human Motor System in Controlling Amplitude of Movement." Journal of Experimental Psychology 47 (1954): 381-391.
	Lindsay, Peter H., and Donald A. Norman. Human Information Processing: An Introduction to Psychology. New York: Academic Press, 1977. An engaging textbook that covers a wide range of issues in cognitive psychology. Long, J., and A. Whitefield. Cognitive Ergonomics and Human-Computer Interaction. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1989.
	Miller, G. A. "The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on Our Capability for Processing Information." Psychological Review 63 (1956): 81-97. A well-written, classic paper describing the size of short-term memory.
	Norman, Donald A. Learning and Memory. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1982. Provides a good introduction to the processes involved in learning and memory. An excellent presentation of many of the basic concepts of cognitive psychology in little more than a hundred pages.
	Norman, Donald A. Memory and Attention: An Introduction to Human Information Processing, second edition. New York: Wiley, 1976. Provides a thorough treatment of the processes involved in attending to, acquiring, and remembering information. This 254-page book approaches most issues by setting the stage, presenting excerpts from one or more groundbreaking papers in the area, and then discussing and commenting on them. This book is fairly accessible to most audiences. Sanders, Mark, and Ernest J. McCormick. Workbook for Human Factors in Engineering and Design. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, 1990. Tillman, Barry, and Peggy Tillman. Human Factors Essentials: An Ergonomics Guide for Designers, Engineers, Scientists, and Managers. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991.