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Download full textMarchionini, Gary – 1991
This digest highlights several psychological dimensions of user-computer interfaces. First, the psychological theory behind interface design and the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) are discussed. Two psychological models, the information processing model of cognition and the mental model--both of which contribute to interface design--are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Gateway Systems
