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Human error is cited over and over as a cause of incidents and
accidents. The result is a widespread perception of a 'human error
problem', and solutions are thought to lie in changing the people
or their role in the system. For example, we should reduce the
human role with more automation, or regiment human behavior by
stricter monitoring, rules or procedures. But in practice, things
have proved not to be this simple. The label 'human error' is
prejudicial and hides much more than it reveals about how a system
functions or malfunctions. This book takes you behind the human
error label. Divided into five parts, it begins by summarising the
most significant research results. Part 2 explores how systems
thinking has radically changed our understanding of how accidents
occur. Part 3 explains the role of cognitive system factors -
bringing knowledge to bear, changing mindset as situations and
priorities change, and managing goal conflicts - in operating
safely at the sharp end of systems. Part 4 studies how the clumsy
use of computer technology can increase the potential for erroneous
actions and assessments in many different fields of practice. And
Part 5 tells how the hindsight bias always enters into attributions
of error, so that what we label human error actually is the result
of a social and psychological judgment process by stakeholders in
the system in question to focus on only a facet of a set of
interacting contributors. If you think you have a human error
problem, recognize that the label itself is no explanation and no
guide to countermeasures. The potential for constructive change,
for progress on safety, lies behind the human error label.
This Handbook provides a broad and comprehensive overview of
psychological research on alcohol consumption. It explores the
psychological theories underpinning alcohol use and misuse,
discusses the interventions that can be designed around these
theories, and offers key insight into future developments within
the field. A range of international experts assess the unique
factors that contribute to alcohol-related behaviour as
differentiated from other health-related behaviours. They cover the
theory and context of alcohol consumption, including possible
implications of personality type, motivation and self-regulation,
and cultural and demographic factors. After reviewing the evidence
for psychological theories and predictors as accounts for alcohol
consumption, the book goes on to focus on external influences on
consumption and interventions for reducing alcohol consumption,
including those based on purchasing and consumption behaviour,
technologies such as personalised feedback apps, and social and
media phenomena such as "Dry January" and "Hello Sunday Morning".
It brings together cutting-edge contemporary research on alcohol
consumption in childhood and adolescence, including topics such as
managing offers or drinks, "pre-drinking", online identities, how
children develop their beliefs about alcohol and how adolescents
discuss alcohol with their parents. The book also offers a rounded
presentation of the tensions involved in debates around the
psychological impacts of alcohol use, discussing its role in
helping people to socialise and unwind; as well as recognising the
possible negative impacts on health, education and relationships.
This book will be of interest to academics, policymakers, public
health officials, practitioners, charities and other stakeholders
interested in understanding how alcohol affects people
psychologically. This book will also be a key resource for students
and researchers from across the social sciences.
This Handbook provides a broad and comprehensive overview of
psychological research on alcohol consumption. It explores the
psychological theories underpinning alcohol use and misuse,
discusses the interventions that can be designed around these
theories, and offers key insight into future developments within
the field. A range of international experts assess the unique
factors that contribute to alcohol-related behaviour as
differentiated from other health-related behaviours. They cover the
theory and context of alcohol consumption, including possible
implications of personality type, motivation and self-regulation,
and cultural and demographic factors. After reviewing the evidence
for psychological theories and predictors as accounts for alcohol
consumption, the book goes on to focus on external influences on
consumption and interventions for reducing alcohol consumption,
including those based on purchasing and consumption behaviour,
technologies such as personalised feedback apps, and social and
media phenomena such as "Dry January" and "Hello Sunday Morning".
It brings together cutting-edge contemporary research on alcohol
consumption in childhood and adolescence, including topics such as
managing offers or drinks, "pre-drinking", online identities, how
children develop their beliefs about alcohol and how adolescents
discuss alcohol with their parents. The book also offers a rounded
presentation of the tensions involved in debates around the
psychological impacts of alcohol use, discussing its role in
helping people to socialise and unwind; as well as recognising the
possible negative impacts on health, education and relationships.
This book will be of interest to academics, policymakers, public
health officials, practitioners, charities and other stakeholders
interested in understanding how alcohol affects people
psychologically. This book will also be a key resource for students
and researchers from across the social sciences.
Human error is cited over and over as a cause of incidents and
accidents. The result is a widespread perception of a 'human error
problem', and solutions are thought to lie in changing the people
or their role in the system. For example, we should reduce the
human role with more automation, or regiment human behavior by
stricter monitoring, rules or procedures. But in practice, things
have proved not to be this simple. The label 'human error' is
prejudicial and hides much more than it reveals about how a system
functions or malfunctions. This book takes you behind the human
error label. Divided into five parts, it begins by summarising the
most significant research results. Part 2 explores how systems
thinking has radically changed our understanding of how accidents
occur. Part 3 explains the role of cognitive system factors -
bringing knowledge to bear, changing mindset as situations and
priorities change, and managing goal conflicts - in operating
safely at the sharp end of systems. Part 4 studies how the clumsy
use of computer technology can increase the potential for erroneous
actions and assessments in many different fields of practice. And
Part 5 tells how the hindsight bias always enters into attributions
of error, so that what we label human error actually is the result
of a social and psychological judgment process by stakeholders in
the system in question to focus on only a facet of a set of
interacting contributors. If you think you have a human error
problem, recognize that the label itself is no explanation and no
guide to countermeasures. The potential for constructive change,
for progress on safety, lies behind the human error label.
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Oxford Night Caps
Richard Cook
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R795
Discovery Miles 7 950
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Richard Cook and Brian Morton's Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of
the Music in 1001 Best Albums is an indispensible guide to the
recordings that every fan should know. Richard Cook and Brian
Morton's Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is firmly established as
the world's leading guide to the music. In this book, Brian Morton
has picked out 1001 essential recordings from their acclaimed
guide, adding new information, revising and reassessing each entry,
and showing how these key pieces tell the history of the music -
and with it the history of the twentieth century. These are the
essential albums that that all true jazz fans should own, or - at
the very least - have listened to, from Kind of Blue to
lesser-known classics and more surprising choices. Full of
fascinating updated biographical information, new quotes and
interviews and, of course, highly opinionated and wittily trenchant
critical reviews, the result is an endlessly browsable companion
that will prove required reading for aficionados and jazz novices
alike. 'One of the great books of recorded jazz; the other guides
don't come close' Irish Times 'It's the kind of book that you'll
yank off the shelf to look up a quick fact and still be reading two
hours later' Fortune 'The leader in its field ... If you own only
one book on jazz, it really should be this one' International
Record Review 'Indispensable and incomparable' NME Brian Morton is
a freelance writer and broadcaster who for many years presented
Radio 3's jazz magazine Impressions and In Tune. Richard Cook
(1957-2007) was formerly editor of The Wire and edited Jazz Review.
He contributed to many other publications, including the New
Statesman and his books included Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopaedia
and It's About That Time: Miles Davis on Record.
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Oxford Night Caps
Richard Cook
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R421
Discovery Miles 4 210
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Polarised, enraged and spiritually bereft, America under Donald
Trump seems to be on the brink of failure. In this dazzling debut,
award-winning Australian writer Richard Cooke takes a close-up look
at the state of the United States. From the theology of opioids to
the aftermath of a mass shooting, from #MeToo to the paintings of
George W. Bush, Cooke's reporting takes him from an East Coast
ravaged by climate change to the dangerous world of the US-Mexico
border. This is not another diner-hopping week in Trump country-
it's a radical effort to capture dissonant and varied Americas,
across more than twenty states. In brilliantly rendered accounts of
poets, politicians and poisoned cities, Cooke finds a nation
splintering under the weight of alienation - but showing resilience
and hope in the most unexpected ways. Entertaining and terrifying
in equal measure, Tired of Winning reveals the schisms and the
clamour of contemporary America.
Pandemonium? Territorial? Mayhem? Is in the eyes, mouth and heart
if Liz. As she leaves her victims with their maker, instantaneously
in any circumstances she faces in the street on her mission to the
top. But can she finesse the woman who brought her in this cold
world? Would she live and die by the U.S. code money rule the
world- ?In God We Trust ... Tony aka Trag seeks the urban
entrepreneur status in the middle of anonymous relationships and
notorious beef. He has a perfectionist street swag that's so
monumental for any woman which is why he comes and goes as a
connoisseur? Whose world is it, man or woman?
The purpose of this book is to illustrate a way that God may
demonstrate His presence and can, when necessary, through
inexplicable and complex ways, verify that only He could accomplish
such. The world situation almost begs for this story to become a
reality.
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The Plan (Paperback)
Richard Cook
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R441
R369
Discovery Miles 3 690
Save R72 (16%)
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John Koger defi nitely has a choleric personality. He likes
being in charge of things. That's one of the reasons he has been in
law enforcement most of his adult life. He likes being a Cincinnati
Police Detective and thrives on the excitement the job brings. He
knows every day is going to have some unexpected challenge that he
will have to fi nd a way to control. That's what life is all
about...control.
So, how come he doesn't seem to be in control of the most
important thing...his own life? His father died unexpectedly when
he was a teenager. His mother died after lingering eight years,
afflicted with Alzheimer's. His wife, always far healthier than he,
died in his arms only a year ago. Now his partner has been shot and
killed.
Koger has always believed in God. Many times he has heard that
God has a plan for everyone's life. If that is true, Koger doesn't
think much of the one for him. John Koger has made a decision. He
has decided that he is going to be in control of his personal life
just as he has been in control of his professional life. He can't
do a worse job...can he?
However, something new is coming; something that will challenge
his control, both of his professional life and his personal life.
That something has a name. It's Kate.
Jasmine felt secure and happy. She had Fred, the only man she had
ever known, a good home, and the perfect life. Divorce, something
no woman expects, was suddenly thrust upon her. Everything she once
knew was gone, replaced by fear, bitterness and uncertainty.
Jasmine was hurt, and hurt badly. She rebuilt her life vowing never
to be dependent upon a man again. She was now comfortable with
herself, having left men and relationships far behind. She just
didn't need them. Her life was in order, some would even say
routine. Her best friend Mary, a free spirit, has been her strength
and support over the years. She could count on Mary whenever and
where ever she needed her. One day Mary suggested to Jasmine that
10 years was quite enough, and perhaps she should dip her toe once
again into the pool of life. A girls night out, a bottle of wine,
and Mary introduced her friend to the Internet. Jasmine's life
would never be the same. Jasmine wandered the jungle that is the
Internet until one fateful night she met Luke and her journey into
dating began. She would need to question everything in her life,
even Luke, perhaps especially Luke. Travel with Jasmine on her
rollercoaster ride through the dating world in this romantic
comedy. You will laugh, cry, empathize, sympathize, and most of all
relate to Jasmine's journey.
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