The effects of display size on performance

    Authors

    P. A. Hancock; B. D. Sawyer;S. Stafford

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Ergonomics

    Keywords

    accuracy; display size; time pressure; response capacity; speed; SCREEN SIZE; RESOLUTION; WORKLOAD; STRESS; MODEL; Engineering, Industrial; Ergonomics; Psychology, Applied; Psychology

    Abstract

    We examined the systematic effects of display size on task performance as derived from a standard perceptual and cognitive test battery. Specifically, three experiments examined the influence of varying viewing conditions on response speed, response accuracy and subjective workload at four differing screen sizes under three different levels of time pressure. Results indicated a ubiquitous effect for time pressure on all facets of response while display size effects were contingent upon the nature of the viewing condition. Thus, performance decrement and workload elevation were evident only with the smallest display size under the two most restrictive levels of time pressure. This outcome generates a lower boundary threshold for display screen size for this order of task demand. Extrapolations to the design and implementation of all display sizes and forms of cognitive and psychomotor demand are considered.

    Journal Title

    Ergonomics

    Volume

    58

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2015

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    337

    Last Page

    354

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000349379700001

    ISSN

    0014-0139

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