An approach to the formal analysis of user complexity

International Journal of Man-Machine Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1985, Pages 365-394

  Kieras, David ^a   Polson, Peter G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEMS, DIGITAL - INTERACTIVE OPERATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

AUGMENTED TRANSITION NETWORKS; GENERALIZED TRANSITION NETWORKS; INFORMATION REPRESENTATION;

SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND CYBERNETICS;

COGNITION; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRELIMINARY COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0022046121     PISSN: 00207373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7373(85)80045-6     Document Type: Article

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