Which design seems easy to use? An analysis of individual differences in mental models

Yukiko Nishizaki; Toshihisa Doi; Toshiki Yamaoka

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-41661-8_8

Which design seems easy to use? An analysis of individual differences in mental models

Yukiko Nishizaki, Toshihisa Doi, Toshiki Yamaoka

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

We investigated whether the influence of age and individual differences in mental model construction level affect the evaluation of appearance and functionality when users select household electrical appliances based only on appearance. Results showed that older (age 66–80) adults emphasized usability more than young (age 20–34) adults did. Moreover, users with high proficiency in mental model construction focused more on usability than did those with less advanced mental models.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Affective and Pleasurable Design - Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, 2016
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	79-86
Number of pages	8
Volume	483
ISBN (Print)	9783319416601
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41661-8_8
Publication status	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, 2016 - Walt Disney World, United States Duration: Jul 27 2016 → Jul 31 2016

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	483
ISSN (Print)	2194-5357

Other

Other	International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, 2016
Country	United States
City	Walt Disney World
Period	7/27/16 → 7/31/16

Keywords

Age
Individual differences
Mental model
Usability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Computer Science(all)

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-319-41661-8_8

Cite this

Nishizaki, Y., Doi, T., & Yamaoka, T. (2017). Which design seems easy to use? An analysis of individual differences in mental models. In Advances in Affective and Pleasurable Design - Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, 2016 (Vol. 483, pp. 79-86). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 483). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41661-8_8

Which design seems easy to use? An analysis of individual differences in mental models. / Nishizaki, Yukiko; Doi, Toshihisa; Yamaoka, Toshiki.

Advances in Affective and Pleasurable Design - Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, 2016. Vol. 483 Springer Verlag, 2017. p. 79-86 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 483).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Nishizaki, Y, Doi, T & Yamaoka, T 2017, Which design seems easy to use? An analysis of individual differences in mental models. in Advances in Affective and Pleasurable Design - Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, 2016. vol. 483, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 483, Springer Verlag, pp. 79-86, International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, 2016, Walt Disney World, United States, 7/27/16. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41661-8_8

Nishizaki Y, Doi T, Yamaoka T. Which design seems easy to use? An analysis of individual differences in mental models. In Advances in Affective and Pleasurable Design - Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, 2016. Vol. 483. Springer Verlag. 2017. p. 79-86. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41661-8_8

Nishizaki, Yukiko ; Doi, Toshihisa ; Yamaoka, Toshiki. / Which design seems easy to use? An analysis of individual differences in mental models. Advances in Affective and Pleasurable Design - Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, 2016. Vol. 483 Springer Verlag, 2017. pp. 79-86 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

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