Homework 2
Due Date: 09/20/2023
1. Describe a bottom-up intervention to improve TSA agents’ performance in detecting
explosives at an airport checkpoint (10 points)
2. Explain how increasing the response bias in signal detection performance could be a good
thing using an example and an appropriate graph (10 points)
3. Using your knowledge on information theory and mental workload, explain whether learning
Super Mario (left) is easier/more difficult than learning Modern MMORPG (massively
multiplayer online role-playing game) (right). Use numerical examples to justify your answer (40
points).
4. How should the extremely volatile nature of short-term memory be considered in the design of
a travel planning system, such as Orbitz? Give three specific design suggestions based on the
implications of working memory limits (30 points).
Proper APA style Reference: (Reference section + In text citation): 10 points
