Ambiguity and Content Mapping among Display Types

Jerred Holt; Kevin Bennett; John Flach

doi:10.1177/1071181311551080

Ambiguity and Content Mapping among Display Types

Jerred Holt, Kevin Bennett, John Flach

Psychology

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Abstract

The present study examines the efficacy of four display types. We tested digital, bar graph, polar graphic (Coury, Boulette, & Smith, 1989) and a coordinate display type. Participants completed a state classification task as described by Coury et al. Results indicate a clear performance difference among displays. The coordinate display showed significantly higher response accuracy and lower response times. The polar graphic display performed the poorest on both outcomes. Bar and digital displays demonstrated approximately equivalent performance. These results lend further support to the importance of ecological interface design and are consistent with the principles of semantic mapping. Directions for further study are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Pages	390-393
Number of pages	4
Volume	55
ISBN (Print)	9780945289395
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181311551080
State	Published - 2011
Event	55th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2011 - Las Vegas, NV, United States Duration: Sep 19 2011 → Sep 23 2011

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Conference	55th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas, NV
Period	9/19/11 → 9/23/11

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Human Factors and Ergonomics

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Content mapping

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Psychology

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