Ergonomics in action - 1: the medical research council applied psychology unit.
This paper traces the origins of the APU and sketches its development from its foundation in 1944 to the present day. Research in a large number of important areas is outlined, with reference to such areas of work as; environmental and task-induced stress, post office studies, tracking control skills, car driving, signal detection and monitoring; and the current research interests of present APU staff are briefly noted.
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Medical Research Council, Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge.
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McGougan
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