The Psychology of Menu Selection: Designing Cognitive Control at the Human/computer InterfaceOne of the most pressing problems in the development of computer systems is the design of the human/computer interface. Designers often commit the error of thinking that others think and approach tasks in the same ways they do, resulting in a mismatch between what users want or expect the system to do--and what it actual does. This book addresses the application of menu selection as a mode of human/computer interaction, and emphasizes menu selection as a communication technique which allows users to control program branching in conjunction with other modes of interaction. The book examines conceptual and theoretical issues, experimental research on menu selection, and menu implementation and evaluation. Computer interfaces will undergo changes as computers themselves evolve, but the human mind will be much the same, and issues surrounding its abilities will remain. This book was written with the audience of those interested in the psychology of cognitive control in mind. |
