Time and the dynamic control of behavior

the long version

In what ways does time influence and control our behavior? In both everyday life and in the workplace, we are constantly confronted with dynamic situations (i.e., ones that change over time). Obvious examples include driving an automobile or controlling industrial machinery. This book aims to achieve an integrated view of how people adjust to the constantly evolving world around them. The multidisciplinary approach taken here is based on both laboratory and field research, in such disciplines as time and work psychology, computer science, and ergonomics, and focuses not only on the underlying mental structures and processes, but also on the processes themselves and how individuals can control dynamic situations. Of interest to all those working in the areas of cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, and ergonomics, this book provides uniquely broad coverage of the topic of time and how if controls our behavior, integrating recent findings from both applied and basic research.