1 The seminal applied work on recognition over recall is the user interface for the Xerox Star computer. See “The Xerox ‘Star’: A Retrospective” by Jeff Johnson and Teresa L. Roberts, William Verplank, David C. Smith, Charles Irby, Marian Beard, Kevin Mackey, in Human Computer Interaction: Toward the Year 2000 by Ronald M. Baecker, Jonathan Grudin, William A. S. Buxton, Saul Greenberg, Morgan Kaufman Publishers, 1995, p. 53–70.

2 Note that none of the participants had previously bought or used the known brand. See “Effects of Brand Awareness on Choice for a Common, Repeat-Purchase Product” by Wayne D. Hoyer and Steven P. Brown, Journal of Consumer Research, 1990, vol. 17, p. 141–148.

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