The Effect of Complexity in Integrated Multidimensional Displays.
Abstract
The total number of irrelevant features was systematically varied in set complex multidimensional displays for which subjects were asked to make pairwise similarity judgments. The results showed that observers could not ignore distinctive irrelevant features even under strong instructions to do so, although they could ignore common irrelevant features. It is suggested that the salience of irrelevant information and the relations between relevant and irrelevant information, rather than the amount of irrelevant information per se, are crucial factors in determining the potential for perceptual interference. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA104451
Entities
People
- Moshe Benjamin
- Robert G. Pachella
Organizations
- University of Michigan