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UNSPECIFIED (2003) Individual differences in failing to save everyday computing work. APPLIED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, 17 (7). pp. 861-868. doi:10.1002/acp.935 ISSN 0888-4080.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.935
Abstract
It has been argued that the study of human-computer interaction (HCI) tends to neglect the user without advanced skills, and the prediction (as opposed to classification) of human error. The present work aims to redress these balances by attempting to obtain a predictive understanding of variation in susceptibility to computing error in everyday life among non-specialist users. On rare occasions, people lose the computing work they are carrying out because they forget to save it. Is this a matter only of unfortunate chance? The results of two studies indicated that this is not so. In both cases, levels of naturally occurring computing losses were found to be significantly related to individuals' general levels of susceptibility to cognitive failure, assessed by the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ), suggesting a possible explanation in terms of variation in attentional ability. Copyright (C) 2003 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | APPLIED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | ||||
Publisher: | JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD | ||||
ISSN: | 0888-4080 | ||||
Official Date: | November 2003 | ||||
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Volume: | 17 | ||||
Number: | 7 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 8 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 861-868 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1002/acp.935 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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