The Multiple Resources Model of Human Performance: Implications for Display Design,
Abstract
This paper describes three cognitive principles of display design proposed within the framework of the multiple resources model of human performance. These principles are: stimulus-central processing compatibility describing the optimum association of display format (print, speech, graphics, sound, and lateral visual field) to the working memory code (Spatial-verbal) used in performance of a task; resource competition, describing how the optimum configuration for displaying two or more sources of task information is to employ separate resources; and task integration, a principle that constrains the application of the resource competition when separate stimulus elements must be integrated int a single mental model for the task. Five experiments are described that investigate these principles in isolation and in different combinations in aviation-related tasks. The data generally support all three principles, and indicate that compatibility is a dominant concept when placed in opposition with resource competition.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADP004516
Entities
People
- C. D. Wickens
Organizations
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign