DIMENSIONS OF VISUAL INFORMATION DISPLAYS,

Abstract

The study sought to determine the nature and composition of the display-observer interface. Twelve air defense command and control visual information displays, representing all combinations of three densities of air threat, two different primary formats, and two conditions of information coding, were exposed to subject groups of three different degrees of experience and familiarity with the displays and the tactical concepts involved in their use. Independent multidimensional scaling analyses were performed on the data derived from each subject group. Seven fundamental dimensions, which were congruent across the subject groups, were derived. The patterns of factor loadings suggested interpretations along the lines of: (1) stimulus numerosity, (2) primary coding, (3) contextual discrimination, (4) structure scanning, (5) critical relationships, (6) cue integration, and (7) cognitive processing. These are consolidated into a model, which may serve as a basis for understanding the display-observer interface. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0661346

Entities

People

  • Arthur I. Siegel
  • M. A. Fischl

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Cognition
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Data Displays
  • Discrimination
  • Display Systems
  • Observers
  • Scanning

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control