RESEARCH ON DISPLAY VARIABLES.
Abstract
Three formal experiments were conducted on variables contributing to the accessibility, for human viewers, of information in large-scale displays. The subject observed a tabular or spatial display containing both relevant and irrelevant events in randomly assigned positions. After a controlled period of inspection he was required to report the location of relevant events; various s accuracy and latetal dd latency scores were recorded. Major variables of intererest were; duration of inspection, amount of relevant and irrelevant information, degree of irrelevancy, kind of irrelevancy, display format, and goodness of event patterning. All results pointed toward two major conclusions: the subject increases accessibility through organization, at a peripheral level, of relevant information; storage of displayed information involves two distinct processes--one more central and permanent, the other more peripheral and temporary. Implications for display design are discussed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0606637
Entities
People
- Jerry D. Tate
- William C. Howell
Organizations
- Ohio State University