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Table 8.6
Characteristics of Cognitive Fit Studies on Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Map-Related Domains
Dependent Variables
Independent Variables
Accuracy
Time/Efficiency
PR (matched
Study
Task Type
with task type)
Expected
Actual
Expected
Actual
Smelcer and
Spatial
Spatial (M)
Proximity tasks:
Proximity tasks:
Carmel (1997)
(proximity)
M
T
M
T
Spatial
Symbolic (T)
Adjacency tasks:
Adjacency tasks:
(adjacency)
M
T
M
T
Spatial (containment:
Containment tasks:
Containment tasks:
claimed to be spatial;
M
T
M
T
in reality symbolic)
Dennis and
Adjacency (spatial)
Spatial (M)
Adjacency tasks:
Adjacency tasks:
Adjacency tasks:
Adjacency tasks:
Carte (1998)
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
Containment
Symbolic (T)
Containment tasks:
Containment tasks:
Containment tasks:
Containment tasks:
(symbolic)
T
M
T
M
M
T
M
T
Note : Results in underlined type are not significant; results in bold type contradict expectations.
 
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