Ignoring perfect knowledge in-the-world for imperfect knowledge in-the-head: Implications of rational analysis for interface design

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 112-119

  Gray, Wayne D ^a   Fu, Wai Tat ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive least effort; Direct manipulation interfaces; Errors; Eye movements; Eye tracking; Interactive behavior; Interface design; Rational analysis; Satisficing

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE LEAST-EFFORT; EYE-TRACKING; INTERACTIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERFACE DESIGNS; RATIONAL ANALYSIS; SATISFICING;

COMMERCE; ERRORS; EXPERIMENTS; HUMAN ENGINEERING;

EYE MOVEMENTS;

EID: 0035030108     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/365024.365061     Document Type: Conference Paper

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