The effects of age on symbol comprehension in central rail hubs in Taiwan

Liu, Yung‐Ching; Ho, Chin-Heng

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2012.02.004

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“…One possible reason may be that the participants were most familiar with the toilet signs in Chinese, thus yielding the shortest RTs. The result was consistent with the hypothesis and with the results of the previous studies on the increase in sign comprehension when using familiar symbols (Ben-Bassat & Shinar, 2006;Liu & Ho, 2012). Table 4 lists the results for the entire sample.…”

Section: Analysis Of Ps In Chinese Women and Mensupporting

confidence: 93%

“…However, the longest RT was also associated with text signs written in English (Table 3). The contradictory results may be attributed to the familiarity with these languages (Liu & Ho, 2012). Although the participants were recruited from a university, they were not conversant in English, which was not their first language.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, text signs typically shorten the reaction time (RT; Dewar, Ells, & Mundy, 1976). Ben-Bassat and Shinar (2006), Ng and Chan (2008), and Liu and Ho (2012) have reported that familiarity, an ergonomic principle in sign design, can increase sign comprehension. Chi and Dewi (2014) reported that textual signs generate the best display accuracy in vehicle information systems.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Design Factors Affecting the Reaction Time for Identifying Toilet Signs: A Preliminary Study

Chen

Sie

2016

Percept Mot Skills

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This study focused on the manner in which design factors affect the reaction time for identifying toilet signs. Taiwanese university students and staff members (50 men, 50 women; M age = 23.5 year, SD = 5.7) participated in the study. The 36 toilet signs were modified on three factors (six presenting styles, two figure-ground exchanges, and three colors), and the reaction time data of all participants were collected when the signs were presented in a simulation onscreen. Participants were quickest when reading Chinese text, followed by graphics and English texts. The findings also showed that men and women had different reaction times across various design combinations. These findings can serve as a reference for practically designing toilet signs, since design factors can lead to difficulties with comprehension based on reaction time measurements.

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Section: Analysis Of Ps In Chinese Women and Mensupporting

confidence: 93%

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Design Factors Affecting the Reaction Time for Identifying Toilet Signs: A Preliminary Study

Chen

Sie

2016

Percept Mot Skills

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“…In particular, Shinar et al's study -that was a cross-cultural research and included different group of drivers (novice, tourists, students, older and problematic drivers) in four different countries (Poland, Israel, Canada and Finland) -found that in Finland and Israel (and to a smaller extent in Canada), older drivers did not do as well as the other drivers, and had relatively more opposite-than-the-actual-meaning responses than younger drivers in a signs comprehension test. Another recent study that compared symbols recognition in young and older adults in central rail hubs also found that older adults experience greater difficulty in understanding particular symbols compared to younger adults (Liu & Ho, 2012).…”

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The effect of context and drivers’ age on highway traffic signs comprehension

Ben-Bassat

Shinar

2015

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviou

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“…Pictorial symbols are also useful in conveying safety information to members of diverse educational levels (Kim et al, 2006) and cultures (Lesch, 2003;Hancock et al, 2004) since non-native Korean speakers need not rely on their knowledge of the Korean language to correctly interpret symbols. These signs were fitted into 7cm * 7cm squares without boundary, at a distance of 60cm (subtending 6.67° from the screen) in a randomized order (Ng and Chan, 2007;Liu and Ho, 2012). To comply with the angle requirement, an adjustable chair was used for the participants.…”

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Comprehensibility of Newly Introduced Water-sport Prohibitive Signs in Korea by Koreans and Westerners

Kim¹,

Siswandari²,

Xiong³

2015

Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea

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Objective: The goal of this study is to evaluate the comprehensibility of the newly introduced water-sport prohibitive signs by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE, later merged into the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy) among Koreans and westerners, and to check whether the comprehensibility is affected by cultural differences. Background:The Ministry of Knowledge Economy had newly introduced fourteen water-sport prohibitive signs at the end of 2011 to alert people to potentially dangerous situations. However, no studies had been found so far to review or assess their comprehensibility. Method:Comprehensibility tests of fourteen water-sport prohibitive signs were conducted with forty Koreans and forty Westerners in two sequential sessions. In session I, participants were asked to guess the meaning of each sign verbally in an open-ended test. In session II, participants were encouraged to provide feedback for each sign after its intended meaning was given.Results: Only two out of fourteen signs satisfied the comprehension rate (67%) recommended by ISO standard for both groups (Koreans and Westerners). Cultural difference between Koreans and westerners significantly affect the comprehension rates of the investigated signs, and Westerners exhibit better overall comprehension than Koreans. Five poorly comprehended signs for both Korean and Western groups were identified. Conclusion:The recently introduced water-sport prohibitive warning signs by MKE still need a lot of improvements in order to be implemented nationally or internationally. There were significant differences in the signs' comprehensibility between Koreans and westerners. Application:The findings may serve as a useful input for researchers and watersport sign designers in creating easy-to-comprehend safety signs.

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The effects of age on symbol comprehension in central rail hubs in Taiwan

Cited by 32 publications

References 29 publications

Design Factors Affecting the Reaction Time for Identifying Toilet Signs: A Preliminary Study

Design Factors Affecting the Reaction Time for Identifying Toilet Signs: A Preliminary Study

The effect of context and drivers’ age on highway traffic signs comprehension

Comprehensibility of Newly Introduced Water-sport Prohibitive Signs in Korea by Koreans and Westerners

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