Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
4 results found tagged fluid intelligence.
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Understanding the Role of Age and Fluid Intelligence in Information Search
This study investigates whether age or fluid intelligence is the more important factor driving differences in how people search for information in hierarchical web interfaces. The researchers recruited three groups: 14 younger adults with high fluid …
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Age, Technology Usage, and Cognitive Characteristics in Relation to Perceived Disorientation and Reported Website Ease of Use
This paper challenges the common practice in HCI research of using chronological age as the primary metric for understanding differences in web browsing experience between older and younger adults. Twenty participants (12 older adults aged 63-90, M=7…
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Age and Web Access: The Next Generation
This paper challenges the common assumption that technology difficulties experienced by older adults are a fixed characteristic of aging that will naturally disappear as tech-savvy younger generations grow old. Hanson argues that the relationship bet…
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An Analysis of Age, Technology Usage, and Cognitive Characteristics Within Information Retrieval Tasks
This paper challenges the common practice of using chronological age as the primary metric for distinguishing user performance in HCI studies, arguing that Internet confidence and cognitive factors — particularly perceptual speed — are far better pre…