Preconceptions and individual differences in understanding visual metaphors

Computer Graphics Forum

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 911-918

  Ziemkiewicz, Caroline ^a   Kosara, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; VISUALIZATION;

DATA VALUES; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; INFORMATION VISUALIZATION; SPATIAL ABILITIES; THINKING STYLES; VISUAL METAPHOR; VISUAL STRUCTURE;

DATA VISUALIZATION;

EID: 68549103517     PISSN: 01677055     EISSN: 14678659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8659.2009.01442.x     Document Type: Article

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