Cognitive differences of younger and older adults in skeuomorphic or flat icons.
This research utilised an icon-matching task and an oddball task to investigate the cognitive differences between skeuomorphic and flat icon styles in visual search among younger and older adults. The results of the icon-matching task revealed a significant main effect of age, with younger participa...
| Publicado en: | Ergonomics Vol. 69; no. 6; pp. 1052 - 1068 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2026
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