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Cognition and Tool Useby Christopher Baber
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Analyzing tool use as a psychomotor activity, Cognition and Tool Use presents a coherent account of both successful and unsuccessful efforts to design and develop usable tools. It includes an exploration of tool use by primates and other animals, and contrasts primate tool use with that of young children. It considers design ergonomics, and the various meanings ascribed to tools, discusses contemporary tool use, as well as future developments in human-computer interfaces, such as haptic virtual reality and tangible user interfaces. Compiling research from archaeology and anthropology to psychology and ergonomics, this volume provides the most complete reference available on this subject. Book News Annotation:A clear and detailed understanding of how people make use of tools
can make a significant contribution to the field of ergonomics, says
Baber (ergonomics, U. of Birmingham), and integrates findings on tool
use that are known in anthropology, architecture, and other human
sciences but not necessarily outside the discipline of their origin.
One of the key issues he addresses is the relationship between
physical and cognitive activity when animate beings interact with
their environment. He explores how animals use tools, tools used by
primates and young children, designing and making tools, the
semantics of tools, how tool use breaks down, and other topics
leading to a proposed theory of tool use.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:This book brings together research from different disciplines to examine contemporary tool use in various domains, presenting a single coherent account of human tool use. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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