Learning and retention of associations between auditory icons and denotative referents: Implications for the design of auditory warnings

Human Factors

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 288-299

  Stephan, Karen L ^a,b   Smith, Sean E ^a,c   Martin, Russell L ^a,d   Parker, Simon P A ^a,d   McAnally, Ken I ^a,d  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Usability by Design   (United Kingdom)

^d Defence Science and Technology Organisation of Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY ICONS; AUDITORY WARNINGS; DENOTATIVE REFERENTS;

ALARM SYSTEMS; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; LEARNING SYSTEMS;

AUDIO SYSTEMS;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ALARM MONITOR; ARTICLE; AUDITORY ICON; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATOR; PERFORMANCE; RECALL; RESPONSE TIME;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOUND; VICTORIA;

EID: 33745933462     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872006777724426     Document Type: Article

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