Psychology of computer use: XLVI. Age-related differences in the mapping of auditory icons to visual icons in computer interfaces for children

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 84, Issue 3 PART II, 1997, Pages 1223-1233

  Jacko, Julie A ^a   Rosenthal, David J ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEARING; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VISION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGE FACTORS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER LITERACY; HUMANS; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031155847     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1997.84.3c.1223     Document Type: Article

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