An experimental evaluation of tactical symbol-design features / Michael G. Samet, Ralph E. Geiselman and Betty M. Landee.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Samet, Michael G., author.

Geiselman, R. Edward, author.

Landee, Betty M., author.

Contributor:

U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, issuing body.

Perceptronics Incorporated

Series:

Technical report (U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences) ; 498.

Technical report ; 498

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Symbolism in communication.

Military symbols.

Genre:

technical reports.

Technical reports

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 58 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, Virginia : U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, April 1980.

Summary:

Sixteen non-military participants learned each of two symbol sets (conventional, iconic) to a criterion. Each set contained three basic symbols representing unit types of armor, mechanized infantry, and infantry. After learning a symbol set, each participant was shown a series of situation displays, where some displays contained symbols coded with either perimeter-density or vector projection to convey supplementary unit-attribute information (unit strength or firepower reach) needed for typical tactical tasks. For each display, the participant was asked questions corresponding to different behavioral processes (identification, search, comparison, pattern recognition). Overall, the results suggested that iconic symbols may not necessarily be preferable to conventional symbols in certain situations; and, although the portrayal of supplemental unit information can slow some aspects of information processing, certain symbol-design features appear to create less interference than others.

Contents:

Introduction

Method

Results

Discussion

Summary

Appendix.

Notes:

"Perceptronics, Inc."

"PATR-1063-80-4(2)"--Report documentation page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-37).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2012.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Samet, Michael G. Experimental evaluation of tactical symbol-design features

Microfiche version: Samet, Michael G. Experimental evaluation of tactical symbol-design features

OCLC:

784280285

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