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Construction errors as a key to perceptual difficulties encountered in reading technical drawings
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Construction errors as a key to perceptual difficulties encountered in reading technical drawings

S. Dziurawiec and J.B. Deregowski
Ergonomics, Vol.29(10), pp.1203-1212
1986
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Abstract

A large number of subjects drawn from a variety of populations was required to build simple models in response to diagrams. Their responses were evaluated with especial reference to the errors made. It seems that the errors were largely due to misperception of the drawings and therefore show what difficulties people are likely to find when required to use technical drawings. These difficulties range from inability to perceive elementary units correctly (a weakness characteristic of the least educated/sophisticated subjects) to inability to group the relations among such units. Examples of errors made are discussed and their significance for training in the usage of technical drawings stressed.

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Citation topics
1 Clinical & Life Sciences
1.7 Neuroscanning
1.7.203 Visual Perception
Web Of Science research areas
Engineering, Industrial
Ergonomics
Psychology
Psychology, Applied
ESI research areas
Engineering
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