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Why Discussing Safety Needs to Include Human Factors? Looking back at the history of aviation safety, the 1970s marked a pivotal moment. Previously, the belief was that “mechanical explanations accounted…

There’s an old saying, “Money can’t buy happiness,” but for Millennials, it’s more like “Money won’t disappear, it just turns into things you love.” We may not have enough money,…

In Self-Determination Theory (SDT), Goal Content Theory is one of the sub-theories. Self-Determination Theory extensively discusses the types of intrinsic motivation and how to cultivate it but involves a shift…

After turning 30 and realizing my life goal should be to enhance the overall quality of my life experiences, I’ve been eager to find out how much money I need…

“Should you enroll in a cram school to prepare for pilot training exams?” This has been a perplexing question for everyone entering the aviation industry with a psychology background. The…

As discussed in Human Factors and Unsafe Actions, in the aviation industry, approximately 40% of errors are classified as skill-based errors. Skill-based errors occur when a complete procedure or checklist…

In the discussion on Human Factors and Unsafe Behaviors, we have already covered slip errors due to attentional lapse and memory lapses. Next, we will discuss an important category of…

The core mission of airlines is to promote safety, and psychological knowledge can assist us in making this process smoother. Here, we summarize some particularly important segments in promoting safety…

Self-Determination Theory (SDT) is a personality theory developed by scholars Deci and Ryan through a series of studies that began in the 1980s. SDT is a comprehensive theory which consists…