The Effect of Response Modality on Task Performance When Using an Interactive Voice Response System for Older and Younger Adults

dc.contributor.advisorByrne, Michael D.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLogan, Jessicaen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKortum, Philipen_US
dc.creatorHowie, Nicoleen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-29T20:48:01Zen_US
dc.date.available2015-10-29T20:48:01Zen_US
dc.date.created2012-05en_US
dc.date.issued2013-04-18en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2012en_US
dc.date.updated2015-10-29T20:49:01Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this experiment was to gain a greater understanding of how set- level compatibility affects task performance of older adults while using an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System. Set-level compatibility effects occur when differences in response time are obtained due to characteristics shared between a stimulus and response set. The current study used banking and healthcare IVR tasks to investigate whether manipulating set-level compatibility would differentially affect performance between younger (18 - 39 years old) and older (65 years and older) adults. As expected, subjects performed better in the high set-level compatibility conditions. However, no interaction between set-level compatibility and age was found, which can possibly be attributed to task differences, IVR design and real world context of the task. Overall, the primary contributions of this research are the design guidelines that were created to develop an IVR that suppressed age effects.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationHowie, Nicole. "The Effect of Response Modality on Task Performance When Using an Interactive Voice Response System for Older and Younger Adults." (2013) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/81990">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/81990</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/81990en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectAgingen_US
dc.subjectSet-level compatibilityen_US
dc.subjectresponse-modalityen_US
dc.subjectInteractive Response Systemen_US
dc.titleThe Effect of Response Modality on Task Performance When Using an Interactive Voice Response System for Older and Younger Adultsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.majorhuman-computer interactionen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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