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Publications by Kimberly A. Donner (bibliography)

1991

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Donner, Kimberly A., McKay, Tim, O'Brien, Kevin M. and Rudisill, Marianne (1991): Display Format and Highlighting Validity Effects on Search Performance Using Complex Visual Displays. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 35th Annual Meeting 1991. pp. 374-378.

“374 Research examining display format and highlight validity (Tullis, 1984; Fisher&Tan, 1989) have shown that these factors affect visual display search; however, these studies have been conducted on small, artificial alphanumeric displays. The present study manipulated these variables, applying them to realistic, complex Space Shuttle displays. A 2 (display type: Orbit Maneuver Execute, Relative Navigation) x 2 (display format: current, reformatted [following human-computer interface design principles]) x 3 (highlighting validity: valid, invalid, no-highlight) within-subjects analysis of variance found significant main effects of these variables on search time and a significant format by highlight interaction. Search through the current, poorly-formatted displays benefited from valid application of highlight, and showed no cost of invalid highlight. Reformatted displays demonstrated neither reliable cost nor benefit of highlight application. Significant correlations were found between observed search times and search times predicted by Tullis' Display Analysis Program (1986): the relationship was highest with non-highlighted displays and was less predictive with valid and invalid highlight applications. Issues discussed include the enhancement of search through format and highlighting, and the necessity to consider several factors when predicting search performance.”

1989

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Vaubel, Kent P., Donner, Kimberly A., Parker, Susan L., Laux, Lila and Laughery, Kenneth R. (1989): Public Knowledge and Understanding of Overhead Electrical Power Lines: A Second Look. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 33rd Annual Meeting 1989. pp. 560-564.

“Public knowledge and understanding of the hazards associated with overhead power lines were examined in the greater Houston, Texas area. A 1988 public opinion survey was conducted as a follow-up to a similar 1982 survey which found the public to be ill-informed about power lines. Partly as a result of these 1982 findings, the Houston Lighting and Power Company initiated a public education program aimed at increasing its customers' power line hazard knowledge The program consisted of TV and radio broadcasts, newspaper advertisements, and bill inserts (stuffers). The purpose of the present research was to determine the effects of this educational program. 306 respondents were interviewed by telephone over a two month period. Results of the present survey were similar to those found in 1982 indicating virtually no change occurred in power line hazard knowledge as a result of the safety education program. Specifically, people did not know that power lines are uninsulated, nor did they have an understanding of the amount of electricity transmitted by these lines.”

1988

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Donner, Kimberly A. and Brelsford, John W. (1988): Cuing Hazard Information for Consumer Products. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 32nd Annual Meeting 1988. pp. 532-535.

“Rice University undergraduates were given cued and non-cued consumer product questionnaires in order to determine the degree to which product cues would elicit user hazard knowledge, as measured by the number of generated accident scenarios. The difference in the number of scenarios generated by the two groups was not found to be statistically significant. However, there did exist a relatively strong, and significant, relationship between the number of generated accident scenarios and reported hazardousness, degree of precaution that would be taken, and the likelihood of reading the warnings associated with the product. The relationship between the production of known accident information in the form of accident scenarios and these dimensions is thought to have implications for the content of product warnings.”

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