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descriptionerror1 CONSTRUCTDescription errorNORMAN · HUMAN-COMPUTER

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Human-computer interaction

an action slip in which the intended action is performed on the wrong but similar object because the mental description of the target was not specific enough.

In human-computer interaction, description error refers to an action slip in which the intended action is performed on the wrong but similar object because the mental description of the target was not specific enough. This meaning comes from Norman (1981) in Psychological Review.[1]

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  1. Norman, D. A. (1981). Categorization of action slips. Psychological Review, 88(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-295x.88.1.1

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