A Human Performance Evaluation of Graphic Symbol-Design Features
- 1 June 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 54 (3_suppl) , 1303-1310
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1982.54.3c.1303
Abstract
16 subjects learned each of two tactical display symbol sets (conventional symbols and iconic symbols) in turn and were then shown a series of graphic displays containing various symbol configurations. For each display, the subject was asked questions corresponding to different behavioral processes relating to symbol use (identification, search, comparison, pattern recognition). The results indicated that: (a) conventional symbols yielded faster pattern-recognition performance than iconic symbols, and iconic symbols did not yield faster identification than conventional symbols, and (b) the portrayal of additional feature information (through the use of perimeter density or vector projection coding) slowed processing of the core symbol information in four tasks, but certain symbol-design features created less perceptual interference and had greater correspondence with the portrayal of specific tactical concepts than others. The results were discussed in terms of the complexities involved in the selection of symbol design features for use in graphic tactical displays.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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