Better design of menu selection systems through cognitive psychology and human factors

Human Factors

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 556-559

  Norman, Kent L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY; COMPUTER INTERFACING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN FACTORS; HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS (HFE); HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; MENU INTERFACE; MENU SELECTION; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURING;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INTERFACES (COMPUTER);

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

COGNITION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW;

COGNITION; DATA DISPLAY; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 47749099659     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872008X288411     Document Type: Review

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