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M provides information about what is safe to eat
ëmell (olfaction)
M provides information about chemicals in the air
can trigger emotional responses -
neither are used extensively in HCI (yet??) ...
½ VERY simple/simplistic
human information processing model
½ttention
Input Output
or PERCEPTION COGNITION or
stimuli response
Memory
w the means of controlling input from the senses
w determines which sensations are passed on for
cognitive processing
w prevents overload of sensory/mental processes
w different forms/levels of attention
M selective
M focussed
M divided
M sustained
three types of memory, or memory function
w long term (permanent) memory
w short term (temporary, working) memory
w sensory (input) memory
M temporary store for the input received by the
senses before it is interpreted
M very brief ± needs to be refreshed frequently, or
else overwritten
½ model of the relationship between memory functions
(and other sources)
eye ear
other
visual sensory memory sensory audial sensory memory
memory
cognitive processor