Influencing cognitive strategy by manipulating information access

Computer Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 694-702

  Waldron, Samuel M ^a   Patrick, John ^a   Morgan, Phillip L ^a   King, Sophia ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human interactive behaviour; Memory based strategy; Task performance criteria

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

HUMAN INTERACTIVE BEHAVIOUR; INFORMATION ACCESS; MEMORY-BASED STRATEGY; VISUAL-SPATIAL INFORMATION;

ACCESS CONTROL;

EID: 35648956750     PISSN: 00104620     EISSN: 14602067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/comjnl/bxm064     Document Type: Article

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