Predicting Human Performance VI: The Accuracy of Identifying Simple Visual Targets.

Abstract

A quantitative analysis of the literature concerned with the accuracy of identifying visually presented alphanumeric symbols and familiar geometric shapes indicated that performance was primarily determined by exposure time and by maximum information input rate. These findings were interpreted in terms of the efficiency of an encoding mechanism which scans the stimulus input. Other factors of major importance were the relative predictability of target positions and the limitations imposed by short-term memory.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0777073

Entities

People

  • Richard E. Christ

Organizations

  • New Mexico State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Coding
  • Efficiency
  • Literature
  • Motor Skills
  • Notation
  • Symbols
  • Targets
  • Visual Targets

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Systems Analysis and Design