Effect of level of problem description on problem discovery rates: Two case studies

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 2567-2571

  Lewis, James R ^a  

^a IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; PRODUCT DESIGN; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

PROBLEM DISCOVERY RATES;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 44349105405     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/154193120605002411     Document Type: Conference Paper

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