Rogerian psychology and human-computer interaction

✍ Scribed by H.W. Killam

• Book ID: 103973307
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 905 KB
• Volume: 3
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0953-5438
• DOI: 10.1016/0953-5438(91)90007-o

✦ Synopsis

Psychology is an important part of human-computer interface design, and many schools of psychology have contributed to our understanding in this area. Humanistic psychology, particularly the work of Carl Rogers and his client-centred approach to therapy, is one area of psychology that has not been directly applied to human-computer interaction, yet it is being applied unknowingly. The paper presents an overview of the development of Rogerian psychology and attempts to show how its principles are currently being addressed in humancomputer interface design. It is hoped that an understanding of the humanistic perspective will provide insight into why certain guidelines and applications elicit user acceptance while others do not. Particular areas of computer use and specific applications where this knowledge can be applied are discussed.