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Mendel: Understanding the Relative Attentional Demands of the Dimension of Interface Consistency

Title: Understanding the Relative Attentional Demands of the Dimension of Interface Consistency Jeremy Mendel Dissertation Defense 1:00 PM, Wednesday, November 14th, Room 419 Brackett Hall Dr. Rich Pak (advisor) Dr. Leo Gugerty (committee member), Dr. Chris Pagano (committee member), and Dr. Joel Greenstein (committee member) Abstract: A consistent interface is thought to be beneficial because […]

Nicole Fink is awarded the HFES Aging Technical Group Research Scholarship

Nicole receiving the HFES Aging Technical Group Research Scholarship

Nicole Fink was awarded the 2011 HFES Aging Technical Group Research Scholarship. The $500 award will be used to help Nicole conduct her study titled, “How is Prospective Memory Used to Complete Instrumental Activities of Daily Living? Examining the topic through focus groups with older adults.”

Price: Preventing the misuse and disuse of automated systems: Effects of system confidence display on trust and decision performance

Title: Preventing the misuse and disuse of automated systems: Effects of system confidence display on trust and decision performance Margaux Price Dissertation Defense 4:00 pm, Friday, October 5th, Room 419 Brackett Hall Dr. Richard Pak (advisor) Dr. Leo Gugerty (committee member), Dr. Chris Pagano (committee member), and Dr. Joel Greenstein (committee member) Abstract: Complex decision-making […]

American Medical Association News story on our recent research

<p>American Medical News, the newsletter of the American Medical Association recently wrote a great story describing our recent paper on anthropomorphic automation:</p> <p><a href=”http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/08/06/bisd0807.htm”>Humanlike features in automated decision tools build trust</a></p>

Published: Decision support aids with anthropomorphic characteristics influence trust and performance in younger and older adults

Our latest research on automation and aging has just been published and is available for download. Pak, R., Fink, N., Price, M., Bass, B., & Sturre, L. (2012). Decision support aids with anthropomorphic characteristics influence trust and performance in younger and older adults. Ergonomics. Abstract: This study examined the use of deliberately anthropomorphic automation on […]