Impact of personality factors on interface interaction and the development of user profiles: next steps in the personal equation of interaction

Authors:
Tera M. Green;Brian Fisher
Affiliations:
School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University, Canada;School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Venue:
Information Visualization - Special issue on Best Papers of Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST) 2010
Year:
2012

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Abstract

These current comparative studies expLore the impact of individual differences in personality factors on interface interaction and Learning performance behaviors in both an interactive visualization and a menu-driven web table in two studies. Participants were administered three psychometric measures designed to assess locus of Control, Big Five Extraversion, and Big Five Neuroticism. Participants were then asked to complete procedural learning tasks in each interface. Results demonstrated that all three measures predicted completion times. Additionally, analyses demonstrated that personality factors also predicted the number of insights participants reported whiLe completing the tasks in each interface. Furthermore, we used the psychometric findings in conjunction with a follow-up psychometric survey with a further 50 participants to build initial user profiles based on the cognitive task being undertaken. We discuss how these findings advance our ongoing research in the Personal Equation of Interaction.