Older readers can be distracted by embellishing graphics in text

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 740-757

  Griffin, Julie ^a   Wright, Patricia ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distraction; Graphics; Older adults; Reading; Text

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISTRACTIBILITY; FACTORIAL DESIGN; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 70449659578     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440802155627     Document Type: Article

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