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Human factors

the design rule that information which must be mentally integrated should be displayed close together or in integrated form.

In human factors, proximity compatibility principle refers to the design rule that information which must be mentally integrated should be displayed close together or in integrated form. This meaning comes from Wickens (1995) in Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.[1]

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References

Wickens, C. D., & Carswell, C. M. (1995). The Proximity Compatibility Principle: Its Psychological Foundation and Relevance to Display Design. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 37(3), 473-494. https://doi.org/10.1518/001872095779049408

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