 Tests of Ten Control-Display LinkagesAlphonse Chapanis and Donald A. Mankin Chapter 20 in Psychology and Industrial Productivity, 1981, pp 282-294 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract This experiment tested ten different linkages between four displays and four control buttons on a vertically-mounted surface. The displays were arranged in a square and the controls were in a vertical column to the right of the displays. A single panel was used for all tests; different linkages were made by changing electrical connections. Eighty male subjects (eight for each linkage) were tested. The subject’s task was to push the appropriate control button as soon as a light appeared in one of the displays. Each subject was given 96 consecutive trials on the linkage to which he was assigned. Dependent measures were: times to first response, times to correct response, and errors. The results show that one of the ten linkages is best in terms of both time and errors. There are also some significant differences between certain other linkages. These findings hold only for those situations in which, for some reason, it is necessary to have the displays arranged in the form of a square and the controls in a vertical column to the right of the displays. Keywords: Response Time; Correct Response; Average Response Time; Vertical Column; Testing Order (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-04809-0_20 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-04809-0_20 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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