Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
25 results found in Human Factors.
- Sensory Adaptation (Habituation, Olfactory Fatigue)
- Sensory adaptation is the diminishing response of a sensory system to a constant or repeated stimulus over time. Classic examples include no longer noticing a steady smell, becoming accustomed to ambi…
- Sensory-Motor Processing (Sensorimotor Processing, Sensorimotor Integration)
- Sensory-motor processing refers to the brain's ability to receive sensory input (visual, auditory, tactile, proprioceptive) and coordinate appropriate motor responses. This includes fine motor control…
- Situationally-Induced Impairments and Disabilities (SIIDs, Situationally Induced Impairments and Disabilities, Situation-Induced Disabilities)
- An accessibility framework, introduced by Sears et al., that describes how everyday environments and tasks can temporarily impose the same kinds of barriers on non-disabled users that permanent impair…
- Submovement (Movement Component, Movement Segment)
- A discrete component of a larger aimed movement, separated from other submovements by pauses or changes in velocity. According to the Optimized Submovement Model from motor performance theory, a rapid…
- Trust in Automation (Automation trust, TiA)
- A human factors construct describing the extent to which a person believes an automated system — a car, aircraft, medical device, AI assistant, or robot — will perform reliably and behave in their int…