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IDENTIFYING STRESS SIGNATURES ACROSS THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS: PERCEIVED STRESS DURING CONCEPT GENERATION, CONCEPT SELECTION, AND PROTOTYPING

Part of: Human Behaviour and Design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2020

H. Nolte  and
C. McComb
H. Nolte
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University, United States of America
C. McComb*
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University, United States of America
*
*uum209@psu.edu

Abstract

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Various aspects of the design process often lead to stress. This study used pre- and post-task surveys to gather information regarding the designer's cognitive experience, physiological response, and perceived sources of stress during concept generation, concept selection, and prototyping. Results confirmed that design is highly cognitive, and that mental stress is present. Variability in the results also suggests that a physiological stress component might be present. Additionally, perceived sources of stress were examined, and recommendations were offered for instructors of design courses.

Keywords

design educationstress in designhuman behaviourdesign process

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Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference , Volume 1 , May 2020 , pp. 1505 - 1514
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