ACT-R/PM and menu selection: Applying a cognitive architecture to HCl

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-84

  Byrne, Michael D ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; RANDOM MENU SELECTION; TASK ANALYSIS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0035412941     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.2001.0469     Document Type: Article

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