Epistemic action: A measure for cognitive support in tangible user interfaces?

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 876-881

  Fjeld, Morten ^a   Barendregt, Wolmet ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 68949177228     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BRM.41.3.876     Document Type: Article

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