Displays

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Displays are the coordinated presentation of stimuli, usually to enhance the communication of information. Psychologists study the variables affecting the effectiveness of displays in different sensory modalities:

• Auditory displays
• Tactual displays
• Visual displays

Thery are also interested in their capacity to convey information as in graphical displays and instrument controls

[edit] See also

• Animal courtship display
• Display device
• Display (zoology)
• Information visualization

[edit] External links

• Society for Information Display - An international professional organization dedicated to the study of display technology