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Table 8.3

Characteristics of Cognitive Fit Studies on Simple Information Acquisition and Information Evaluation Tasks

Dependent Variables

Independent Variables Accuracy Time/Efficiency

PR (matched

Study Task Type with task type) Expected Actual Expected Actual

Vessey and Spatial Spatial (G) Spatial tasks: G T Spatial tasks: T G Spatial tasks: G T Spatial tasks: G T

Galletta (1991) Symbolic Spatial Symbolic (T) Symbolic tasks: T G Symbolic tasks: T G Symbolic tasks:T G Symbolic tasks: T G

Mahoney et al. Spatial Spatial (G) Spatial tasks: G T Spatial tasks: G T Spatial tasks: G T Spatial tasks: G T

(2001) Symbolic Symbolic (T) Symbolic tasks: T G Symbolic tasks: T G Symbolic tasks: T G Symbolic tasks: T G

Chan (2001) Spatial Spatial (G) Interaction effect: No interaction observed

Symbolic (T) At low info load: T G Further, G T

At high info load: G T

Note : Results in underlined type are not significant; results in bold type contradict expectations.