PROFILE
Stephen Bitgood
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Jacksonville State University
Visitor Orientation and Circulation: Some General Principles
Museum Orientation and Circulation
Social Learning
Introduction: Visitor Studies in 1990
Factors Affecting "Hands-On" Exhibits
Visitor Studies: A Bibliography of Theses and Dissertations
The Anatomy of An Exhibit
Principles of Orientation and Circulation Within Exhibitions
Memory Processes
Developing a Method to Assess Attitudes Toward Snakes
Visitor Turning and Exiting in Museum Galleries
Suggestions for Maintaining Good Behavior on School Field Trips
The Impact of a Museum Visit on University Students: An Analysis of Racial Differences
Suggested Guidelines for Orientation Signage
Attention to Labels
Professional Issues In Visitor Studies
Relative Importance of Size, Position, and Denisty of Exhibit Objects
Toward an Objective Description of the Visitor Immersion Experience
A Comparison of Puerto Rican and International Visitors to El Yunque Rain Forest
Problems in Visitor Orientation and Circulation
Practical Guidelines for Developing Interpretive Labels
Visitor Circulation Through a Changing Exhibits Gallery
Museum "Fatigue" Early Studies
The Connotations of Facility Names
Multicultural Pluralism and Visitor Evaluation
The Effects of Sign Length, Letter Size, and Proximity on Reading
Farewell to the Faithful: Visitor Behavior Reaches Its End
Enhancing the Confrontation Gallery at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Notes from the Editor
Study of The Perception of Alternate Names for the Same Facility
The Role of Group Composition and Exhibit Characteristics on Adult Visitor Behavior
Some Evolving Principles of Visitor Behavior
Baloney Detection: Suggestions for Teaching Critical Thinking in Museums
Principles of Exhibit Design
Sample Abstracts from the First Annual Visitor Studies Conference
Selected Studies on How People Perceive Visitor Facilities
Social Influences on the Visitor Museum Experience
Introduction: Visitor Studies - 1988
The Hein-Miles Debate: An Introduction, Explanation, and Commentary
Selected Bibliography: Design and Evaluation in Museums
Want to Get Started in Audience Research?
The Misconceptions of Do-Not-Feed Signs
Recall of Label Content: The Effects of Length and Sequence
A Critical Appraisal of The Heart Exhibition at the Franklin Institute of Science
Variables Influencing Visitor behavior: Physical Qualities Of The Exhibit Object/Species
Selected Bibliography on Exhibit Design and Evaluation In Zoos
References for Glossary On Visitor Studies
Common Misconceptions About Evaluation
Museum Studies of Memory: Selected Abstracts
Introduction and Issues in Summative Evaluation
Designing Effective Exhibits: Criteria for Success
Some Questions on Exhibit Evaluation
Glossary of Visitor Studies Terms
Common Beliefs About Visitors: Do We Really Understand Our Visitors?
Memory of Objects, Labels, and Other Sensory Impressions From a Museum Visit
Institutional Acceptance of Evaluation: Review and Overview
Attitudes towards Exhibit Evaluation
Visitor Evaluation: What Is It?
Bibliography: Hands-On, Participatory, and Interactive Exhibits
Knowledge Gain, Memory, and Evaluation: Are We Using Appropriate Measures?
Does Lobby Orientation Influence Visitor Satisfaction?
How do People Perceive Museums, Parks, and Zoos?
An Overview of The Methodology of Visitor Studies
Evaluation of the Falling Feather Exhibit on Gravity
A Primer on Memory for Visitor Studies Professionals
Informal Education and Evolution: Considering Religious Beliefs
An Attention-Value Model of Museum Visitors
Control of Littering: A Comparison of Three Approaches
Bibliography: School Field Trips to Museums/Zoos
Meet Me in St. Louis, Louie...at the 1992 Visitor Studies Conference
A Study of Labels, Groups, and readers in an Egyptian Mummy Gallery
Impediments to Learning from Labels
Zoo Exhibit Design: Impact of Setting Factors On Visitors
Controlling Public Feeding of Zoo Animals
School Field Trips: An Overview
Suggested Guidelines for Designing Interactive Exhibits
Classification of Exhibit Evaluation: How deep should Occam's razor cut?
Assessing the Readability of Label Text
Visitor Orientation: When Are Museums Similar to Casinos?
First Annual Visitor Studies Meeting Program Schedule
The Role of Visitor Evaluation in the Development of Exhibit Labels
Using Handouts to Increase Label Reading
Designing Effective Exhibits: Criteria for Success, Exhibit design approaches and Research Strategies
Alternative Conceptual Approaches to Label Development
Influencing Visitor Attention: Effects of Life-Size Animal Silhouettes on Visitor Behavior
Notes from the Editor
Deadly Sins Revisited: A Review of the Exhibit Label Literature
The Impact of a Zoo Visit on Attitudes: A Preliminary Report on Interaction Effects
Visitor Circulation: Is There Really a Right-Turn Bias
Comprehension