The advantage of the color-code modality versus alphanumeric- and symbol-code
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Authors
Hoops, Henning
Subjects
coding techniques
colors
performance
alphanumerics
symbols
reaction time
errors
colors
performance
alphanumerics
symbols
reaction time
errors
Advisors
Neil, Douglas E.
Date of Issue
1980-03
Date
March 1980
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This study describes an experiment designed to investigate potential advantages and/or disadvantages of color-coding relative to symbol - or alphanumeric-codes. Performance was evaluated in terms of reaction time and the number and type of errors made. The stimuli used in the experiment were the letters: E, F, N, U, the colors: red, yellow, green, blue, and the symbols: square, triangle, circle, and cross. They stood for enemy, friendly, neutral, and unknown forces, respectively. The analysis of the data obtained from the experiment suggested that the color- and symbol-codes were significantly better than the alphanumeric-code with respect to the number of errors. The reaction time of the color-code was shortest, followed by the symbol-code with reaction time for the alphanumerics being longest.
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
Operations Research
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
67 p.: ill.;28 cm.
Citation
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