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From: birznie@aplcenmp.apl.jhu.edu (Gunther Birznieks)
Subject: Re: Mental Models and Neural Nets
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Date: Wed, 9 Nov 1994 14:04:03 GMT
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nft0@ns1.CC.Lehigh.EDU (NEIL F. TOPORSKI) writes:

>Hi.  I am presently formulating my doctoral dissertation.  It is based on the
>premise that users construct mental models of interfaces when using
>computer applications, there are fundamental "guiding" properties of
>interfaces that are essential regardless of interface (text, GUI, virtual...),
>and when these essential components are missing or inadequate, an
>inadequate mental model is constructed - that is, the mental model is
>incomplete.

>Does anyone out there know how neural nets may be used to "measure" or
>"quantify" or "identify" cognitive structure?  Are there any ACCEPTED
>methodologies or computer programs that provide the measurements I am looking
>for?  Let me know at INTERNET: NFT0@LEHIGH.EDU.  Thanks.

I actually develop user interfaces.  If you ever find out the above with 
or WITHOUT neural networks tell me! Heheh... Welcome to a topic filled with
a lot of theory, a few experiments, but very few definitive results.

good luck.

Later,
  Gunther

PS If you havent already, you might want to cross post on comp.human-factors


