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Characteristics of Cognitive Fit Studies on More Complex Tasks

Dependent Variables

Independent Variables Accuracy Time/Efficiency

PR (matched

Study Task Type with task type) Expected Actual Expected Actual

Wilson and Spatial Spatial (G) For spatial Ceiling on accuracy; For spatial For spatial

Addo (1994) questions: G T analyzed only effects questions: G T questions: G T

on time

Symbolic Symbolic (T) For symbolic For symbolic For symbolic

questions: T G questions: T G questions: T G

With low task With low task With low task

comp: T G complexity: T G complexity: T G

With high task With high task With high task

comp: G T comp: G T complexity: G T

Speier and Symbolic Spatial (visual Low complexity: Low complexity: Low complexity: Low complexity:

Morris (2003) interface) Textual visual Textual visual Textual visual Visual textual

Symbolic High complexity: High complexity: High complexity: High complexity:

(textual interface) Visual textual Visual textual Visual textual Textual visual

Speier, Symbolic Spatial (G) Interaction effect: Interaction effect Interaction effect: Interaction effect

Vessey,and [Lower complexity (no significant [Lower complexity (no non-significant

Valacich (2003) interruptions): T G interruptions): T G

Symbolic (T) Higher complexity Higher complexity

(interruptions): T G] (interruptions): G T]

Spatial Spatial (G) No interaction effect: Interaction effect No interaction effect: Interaction effect

Symbolic (T) [Lower and higher non-significant [Lower and higher non-significant

complexity: G T] complexity: G T]

Wheeler and Symbolic Symbolic Low complexity: DB Low complexity: DB

Jones (2003) (High and low (database—DB) format regr format format regr format

low predictability Spatial High complexity: High complexity:

environments (regression) Rgr format DB format Rgr format DB format

are of low and
high complexity,
respectively.)

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