An overview of the EPIC architecture for cognition and performance with application to human-computer interaction

Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 391-438

  Kieras, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EXECUTIVE PROCESS INTERACTIVE CONTROL (EPIC) ARCHITECTURE;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0031362561     PISSN: 07370024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327051hci1204_4     Document Type: Article

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