Author Question: You are working for a car manufacturer and one of your engineers shows you a new steering wheel ... (Read 46 times)

bobbie · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

You are working for a car manufacturer and one of your engineers shows you a new steering wheel design.

He claims that the car will be easier to use because all of the controls are on the steering wheel directly in front of the driver. For example, the turn signal is a toggle switch. You press up to signal a right-hand turn and down for a left-hand turn. You ask the engineer to re-think his design because it lacks __________________.
a. ergonomic compatibility c. the potential for automatic processing
b. executive control d. stimulus-response compatibility

Question 2

Little executive attention is needed when a task is ______________.

a. intentional c. controlled
b. automatic d. voluntary