A Technique for Assessing the Congruence Between Visual Metaphors and Mental Models

Abstract

This research project tested a method for measuring the congruence between mental models and visual metaphors. A hydraulic system was used as a visual metaphor for a Navy school-planning process. The hydraulic system was designed as a reasonable approximation of the users' mental model of the process. The congruence between the hydraulic metaphor and the users' presumed mental model was tested using a Metaphor Rating Sheet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA350206

Entities

People

  • B. C. Tatum
  • David J. Getty
  • Gary A. Ropp
  • Jean Macmillian

Organizations

  • Bureau of Naval Personnel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Application Software
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Complex Systems
  • Computers
  • Education
  • Flow Rate
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Models
  • Naval Warfare
  • Personnel Management
  • Training
  • User Interface
  • Warfare
  • Word Processors

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Organizational Psychology.