...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned with the human factors aspects of specific application areas? One of those is the The Individual Differences in Performance Technical Group. The Individual differences technical group was established to serve HFES members who share an interest in any of the wide range of individual differences or variables that are believed to mediate human performance. Members of this TG share a common view that the study of these differences as related to human performance is not only useful but also may lead to better design of equipment, prediction of human task performance, operational environments, and training and selection. The domain of research and applied topics shared within this technical group includes a broad range of individual differences such as performance ability, gender, intelligence, education, training level, personality traits, and anthropometric variables. The Individual differences TG domain also includes investigating a wide range of social, cognitive, and biological origins of individual differences. The crucial unifying principle of the TG is the importance of such variables for the advancement of human factors theory, research, and application. The motto adopted as a guide for the group is “Prevent injury and improve performance and human-technology interaction by recognizing individual differences in human capabilities and limitations.” To find out more about HFES and their technical groups, visit HFES.org. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ Mentioned in this episode: Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minute https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast
