Chapter 3: Cognitive Aspects
Chapter Introduction | Web Resources | Assignment Comments | Teaching Materials
Below is additional material associated with the topics covered in chapter 3.
Cognitive Psychology and Design
An article written by Jason Withrow on the contribution cognitive psychology, especially visual perception, can make to interaction design:
http://boxesandarrows.com/cognitive-psychology-ia-from-theory-to-practice/
An extensive overview of the role of cognitive psychology in the history of HCI written by Jack Carroll can be found on the interaction-design.org site – which also has a wealth of other articles and resources:
https://www.interaction-design.org/encyclopedia/human_computer_interaction_hci.html
Mental Models
There is lots of material on mental models on the web. A good introduction is by Ruth Byrne (a cognitive psychologist) https://mentalmodelsblog.wordpress.com/
An interview with Indi Young who wrote a book on “Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy With Human Behavior.” (2008) can be found at:
http://boxesandarrows.com/what-is-your-mental-model/