User analysis in HCI - The historical lessons from individual differences research

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 619-637

  Dillon, Andrew ^a   Watson, Charles ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; USER INTERFACES;

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL PSYCHOLOGY; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES RESEARCH; USER ANALYSIS; USER CENTERED SYSTEMS DESIGN;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0030385048     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.1996.0071     Document Type: Article

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