Module 2: Cognition and User Expectations
Videos for Module 2/Week 2 of Class
Video Entries on Usability
Video Entry 1: Schemas - Intro to Psychology (Run Time = 1 min, 36 sec) -- This entry summarizes what schemas are and how they affect the way we remember and process information. Consider how these factors can affect how we recognized new objects and use (or have problems using) certain items based on how they are designed.
Video Entry 2: Psychological experiment: Prototypes theory (Run Time = 3 min, 47 sec) -- This summarizes prototype theory -- or how prototypes affect the way we identify and categorize (and use) items. As you view this entry, consider the implications prototypes have for usability and how individuals identify and use items based on their design.
Video Entry 3: Memory: Schemas and Scripts (Run Time = 9 min, 05 sec) -- In this video, the presenter gives a short lecture on what cognitive scripts are (a kind of schema), how they are connected to memory and expectations, and how they affect behavior in a location. As you view this entry, consider how script dynamics affect the expectations we have for what we will use in a location and how such factors affect usability expectations.
Video Entry 1: Schemas - Intro to Psychology (Run Time = 1 min, 36 sec) -- This entry summarizes what schemas are and how they affect the way we remember and process information. Consider how these factors can affect how we recognized new objects and use (or have problems using) certain items based on how they are designed.
Video Entry 2: Psychological experiment: Prototypes theory (Run Time = 3 min, 47 sec) -- This summarizes prototype theory -- or how prototypes affect the way we identify and categorize (and use) items. As you view this entry, consider the implications prototypes have for usability and how individuals identify and use items based on their design.
Video Entry 3: Memory: Schemas and Scripts (Run Time = 9 min, 05 sec) -- In this video, the presenter gives a short lecture on what cognitive scripts are (a kind of schema), how they are connected to memory and expectations, and how they affect behavior in a location. As you view this entry, consider how script dynamics affect the expectations we have for what we will use in a location and how such factors affect usability expectations.
Other Module 2/Week 2 Materials
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