Minimize Perceived Effort
In terms of the processes of attention, mental effort may do two things: (1) It decreases motivation to attend and (2) it depletes the resources of attention.
The first of these will be discussed here, and the latter
(depletion of the resources of attention) later. By
reducing mental effort, more cognitive resources for
attending to exhibits are available, and presumably,
this increases motivation to focus. Since most of the
effort is mental and involves making sense of interpretive
labels, the following principles deal primarily
with label design:
Minimize Perceived EffortIn terms of the processes of attention, mental effort may do two things: (1) It decreases motivation to attend and (2) it depletes the resources of attention.The first of these will be discussed here, and the latter(depletion of the resources of attention) later. Byreducing mental effort, more cognitive resources forattending to exhibits are available, and presumably,this increases motivation to focus. Since most of theeffort is mental and involves making sense of interpretivelabels, the following principles deal primarilywith label design:
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