What's on the menu? The influence of menu content on the selection process
- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Behaviour & Information Technology
- Vol. 5 (2) , 169-172
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01449298608914509
Abstract
This paper focuses on the distinction between the selection process in a computer command menu and in an information retrieval menu. We argue that the cognitive processes involved in these two tasks are different and consequently, that performance cannot be explained by the same factors. Preliminary experimental results are presented to support this claim.Keywords
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