Configural displays can improve nutrition-related decisions: An application of the proximity compatibility principle

Human Factors

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-130

  Marino, Christopher J ^a,b   Mahan, Robert P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Tri County Technical College   (United States)

^c University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; NUTRITION; PERFORMANCE;

DECISION PERFORMANCE; DIETARY-RELATED DECISIONS; TASK-DISPLAY MATCHING;

DECISION MAKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; DISPLAY SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION; MALE; NUTRITION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DATA DISPLAY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 17844363447     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/0018720053653758     Document Type: Article

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