2.5.1.2-4 Relatedness of Successive Views

During navigation, displays should support users' comprehension of the relationships between successive views or destinations.

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The central processing demands associated with the move may be greater when the current and target positions cannot be seen at the same time on the display page. In such cases, cognitive demands may be imposed for developing a mental representation of the display page and for determining the relationship between the starting and target locations. If the navigation moves proceed as a series of discrete steps, then additional demands may be imposed in developing an understanding of the relationships between each of these discrete views. These processing demands may interfere with the cognitive task involved with information integration.