This review of learning from maps and diagrams consists of two sections. The first section
presents a theoretical framework for learning from maps and diagrams. The case is made …

Some of the grounds for Zusne's pessimism, however, remain valid, and true to his
prediction, no one has attempted to repeat his undertaking. Form perception is not a unitary …

Now available in paperback for the first time, this classic work presents a cognitive-semiotic
framework for understanding how maps work as powerful, abstract, and synthetic spatial …

In this report we describe the concept of the proximity compatibility principle (PCP) and
demonstrate its relevance to display design: Displays relevant to a common task or mental …

Two types of theories have been advanced to account for how attention is allocated in
performing goal-directed visual tasks. According to location-based theories, visual attention …

Several issues pertaining to the notion of global precedence, its testing, and its ecological
validity are discussed. Global precedence is presented as a claim that, other things being …

This book is about display and interface design. It is the product of over 60 years of
combined experience studying, implementing, and teaching about performance in human …

Theories of visual pattern recognition frequently assume that processing begins with an
analysis of the pattern into component parts, which are often assumed to be line segments of …

The influence of the Gestalt grouping principles of similarity, closure, and proximity on the
size of the response-compatibility effect was examined in a focused attention task. In three …

Three experiments employed a modified version of the Stroop Color-Word Test to document
some conditions under which attention may be differentially deployed. Ss were 66 …