Psychological Distance: Manipulating an Interface versus Controlling a System

Alex Kirlik

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199765140.003.0005

Psychological Distance: Manipulating an Interface versus Controlling a System

Alex Kirlik

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This chapter presents the reprinted article "Toward theory-driven, quantitative performance measurement in ergonomics science: The abstraction hierarchy as a framework for data analysis" by Xinyao Yu, Elfreda Lau, Kim J. Vicente, and Michael W. Carter. The article focuses on the effects of various interface designs on the strategies people used to control a simulated power plant.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Human-Tech
Subtitle of host publication	Ethical and Scientific Foundations
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199863358
ISBN (Print)	9780199765140
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199765140.003.0005
State	Published - Jan 1 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Abstraction hierarchy
Ergonomics
Interface design
Power plant

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Psychology

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10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199765140.003.0005

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Psychological Distance: Manipulating an Interface versus Controlling a System

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