Making the most of ecological interface design: The role of individual differences

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 395-408

  Torenvliet, Gerard L ^a   Jamieson, Greg A ^a   Vicente, Kim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive engineering; Cognitive style; Ecological interface design; Individual differences; Operator selection; Process control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; OPERATOR; PERFORMANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORY; TRAINING;

EID: 0034257073     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(00)00004-1     Document Type: Article

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