Browsing OU - Faculty and Staff Publications by Author "Alan L. Dorris"

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    • An Analysis of First Impression in the Reading of Electrical Schematic Diagrams 

      Mark M. Burroughs; Laverne L. Hoag; Alan L. Dorris (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 1980-10-01)
      The initial impression of electronic troubleshooters of schematic diagrams was studied in a series of two experiments. In one experiment the time available to the subjects to view the information was restricted to 12 seconds ...

    • Human Factors in the Design of Effective Product Warnings 

      Alan L. Dorris; Jerry L. Purswell (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 1978-10-01)
      Warning messages for product use are important for the safety of the user and to fulfill the legal duty to warn on the part of the manufacturer. A number of issues related to the design of such warnings have been neglected ...

    • A Study of Post-Crash Bus Evacuation Problems 

      Jerry L. Purswell; Alan L. Dorris (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 1978-10-01)
      This study was conducted to provide information related to the post-crash evacuation of inter-city buses. A review of bus accident data and relevant literature was completed to provide an understanding of the variables ...