Designing with the Mind in Mind, 2nd Edition

Index

Note: Page numbers with “b” denote boxes; “f” figures; “t” tables.

A

Ambiguity, perceptual, 12

Amygdala, 89

Apple iCloud, 60, 61f

Attention

blink, 5–6

following recognition of object, 202

characteristics, 92–96

capacity, 93–96

focused and selective, 92–93

cleanup after goal achievement, 119–120

duration of unbroken attention to unit task, 203

external aids, 110–112, 111f–112f

familiar path following, 115–116

relationship to goals, 108–110

brain functions, 110

change blindness, 109–110

inattentional blindness, 108, 109f

relationship to short-term memory, 90–92

scent of information following towards goal, 112–113, 113f–114f

Automatic vs. controlled processing, 138, 140–141

B

Background noise, reading disruption, 77–78, 78f–79f

Bias, See