The Advantage of the Color-Code Modality versus Alphanumeric- and Symbol-Code.

Abstract

This study describes an experiment designed to investigate potential advantages and/or disadvantages of color-coding relative to symbol - or alphanumeric-codes. Performance was evaluated in terms of reaction time and the number and type of errors made. The stimuli used in the experiment were the letters: E, F, N, U, the colors: red, yellow, green, blue, and the symbols: square, triangle, circle, and cross. They stood for enemy, friendly, neutral, and unknown forces, respectively. The analysis of the data obtained from the experiment suggested that the color- and symbol-codes were significantly better than the alphanumeric-code with respect to the number of errors. The reaction time of the color-code was shortest, followed by the symbol-code with reaction time for the alphanumerics being longest. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA084383

Entities

People

  • Henning Hoops

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Brightness
  • Coding
  • Color Coding
  • Colors
  • Computers
  • Contrast
  • Data Science
  • Experimental Design
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Literature Surveys
  • Psychology
  • Reaction Time
  • Statistics
  • Time

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.