Control Theory for Humans: Quantitative Approaches To Modeling Performance - Hardcover

Jagacinski, Richard J.; Flach, John M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805822925 ISBN 13: 9780805822922

Publisher: CRC Press, 2002

Synopsis

This textbook provides a tutorial introduction to behavioral applications of control theory. Control theory describes the information one should be sensitive to and the pattern of influence that one should exert on a dynamic system in order to achieve a goal. As such, it is applicable to various forms of dynamic behavior. The book primarily deals with manual control (e.g., moving the cursor on a computer screen, lifting an object, hitting a ball, driving a car), both as a substantive area of study and as a useful perspective for approaching control theory. It is the experience of the authors that by imagining themselves as part of a manual control system, students are better able to learn numerous concepts in this field.

Topics include varieties of control theory, such as classical, optimal, fuzzy, adaptive, and learning control, as well as perception and decision making in dynamic contexts. The authors also discuss implications of control theory for how experiments can be conducted in the behavioral sciences. In each of these areas they have provided brief essays intended to convey key concepts that enable the reader to more easily pursue additional readings. Behavioral scientists teaching control courses will be very interested in this book.

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Richard J Jagacinski, John M. Flach

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805822925
• ISBN 13: 9780805822922
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 394