In daily life, huge costs can arise from just one incorrect performance on a visual search task (e.g., a fatal accident due to a driver overlooking a pedestrian). One potential way to prevent such drastic accidents would be for people to modify their decision criterion (e.g., placing a greater priority on accuracy rather than speed) during a visual search. The aim of the present study was to ma...

In Human-Computer Interaction and Computer Science, usability study is an indication of the interaction between human being with a computer program or a web interface. Recent studies regarding the usability testing and evaluation indicate that observation is one of the most important tools for evaluating usability. This includes active and passive observation. However, observation is a tool whi...

This short paper reports on research I conducted in 2020/21 with a diverse group of young people living the UK. The is interested multiple aspects “life my phone” and centred listening to people’s accounts their lives off social media. Here, draw out several key experiences that women particular told me about again again. First, impossibility being perfect but also real. Second, experience feel...

Pro-environmental behaviors such as conserving water, reducing flights, or purchasing energy-efficient appliances are subject to social pressures. The influence of norms on behavior is widely studied, but it less clear which identities (e.g., political ideology; being an environmentalist) and contextual factors lead individuals pursue avoid pro-environmental behaviors. visibility behaviors—whet...