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mental models, consistency, and interface metaphors

Reference

Carroll, J.M., Thomas, J.C., "Metaphor and the cognitive representation of computing systems", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC-12, 2, pp. 107-116, March/April 1982. Google

Quotations
109 ;;Quote: gain new cognitive structures by using metaphors of existing cognitive structures
111 ;;Quote: a naive user needs appropriate metaphors to learn a computer system
113 ;;Quote: consider the consequences of using a metaphor for users and system designers
113 ;;Quote: when introducing a metaphor to a new system user, explicitly point out its limitations
114 ;;Quote: a metaphor used in learning a system may lose its usefulness with experience
114 ;;Quote: using exciting metaphors for routine work; present multiple scenarios; make work an adventure


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