Seeking Help with Cognitive Ergonomics Case Studies for Teaching Occupational Psychology Students

Dear friends, can someone help me with case studies in cognitive ergonomics to use them in teaching occupational psychology students?

Best regards to all,

Dear Aliqabas, it is quite useful to study cognitive ergonomics. It is also one of my favorite subjects. I may be able to help you. However, please try to answer the following. These are from the CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist) examination. Your answers will help me to get exactly what you need—I hope.

Sample Questions:

1. Ergonomics is:
- The study of energy
- Biomechanics
- The field devoted to minimizing damage caused by high energy ionization
- The study of man at work

2. The branch of ergonomics that deals with an employee's ability to accurately perceive information presented is called:
- Anthropometry
- Biomechanics
- Cognitive ergonomics
- Counter ergonomics

3. Which of the following stressful positions is used when working with a manual screwdriver?
- Flexion
- Radial Deviation
- Ulnar Deviation
- Extension

4. Raynaud's syndrome would most likely be associated with which work task?
- Using pliers
- Overhead assembly
- Jack hammering
- Typing

5. All of the following terms are relevant to body position descriptions except:
- Posterior
- Superior
- Distal
- Facial

6. Work and workstations should accommodate what percentile of the working populations?
- The average person (50%)
- 95%
- 90%
- 99.97%

7. Which of the following is not an effective ergonomic strategy?
- Avoid bending over continually
- Vibration isolation
- Adjustability design
- Using pinch grips for finely detailed assembly

8. Carpal tunnel syndrome is associated with compression of the:
- Radial nerve
- Median nerve
- Ulnar nerve
- Carpal nerve

9. MSD risk factors include:
- Long duration
- Too short a recovery time
- Frequent force
- All of the above

10. Our body can be stressed by:
- Vibration
- Cold
- Bad lighting
- All of the above

Regards,
Kesava Pillai

Nice to see your thread with such a new topic in this forum. It's really new to me, and I love to learn more about the subject matter. I request you to respond to Mr. Kesava Pillai, and I am sure he will share great insights with us.

I have just searched for ergonomics materials available to me and was able to gather the attached file. If you have similar case studies that you use, please let me know. I have a few more that I can share with you.

Appreciation for Kesava Pillai

I really appreciate the way you approach the topic. I will study more about it and will answer your questions by tomorrow. Thank you for your valuable input.

Best regards

I appreciate the discussion and the interest shown on the subject as it's gaining its due place in the modern lifestyle we have now. I am eager to see more materials. With my limited exposure, I had with a National Institute devoted to Health & Occupational Psychology, which I associated with about a decade ago. I would also suggest you study materials relating to occupational hygiene & diseases, work ethics & environmental science, etc., along with ergonomics & psychology.

Wishing you all the very best of the season and a purposeful New Year.
Regards.