The influence of interaction style and experience on user perceptions of software packages

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 563-588

  Wiedenbeck, Susan ^a   Davis, Sid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SENSORY PERCEPTION; USER INTERFACES; WORD PROCESSING;

USER PERCEPTIONS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0031140844     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.1996.0106     Document Type: Article

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