Cognitive Frameworks Quiz

What are mental models used for?

• To develop external representations

• To design transparent technologies

• To predict user behavior based on theories of cognition

• To explain how WiFi networks work

Why do people use erroneous mental models?

• Because they are using a mental model based on a specific valve theory

• Because they are using a mental model based on a general valve theory

• Because they are based on appropriate analogies and superstition

• Because they are resistant to learning about how things work

How can user experience (UX) designers help people to develop better mental models?

• By providing clear and easy-to-follow instructions

• By designing technologies to be less transparent

• By providing confusing online help and tutorials

• By limiting access to background information

What do the gulfs of execution and evaluation describe?

• The gaps between the user and the interface

• The gaps between the user and external representations

• The gaps between the user and the environment

• The gaps between the user and other users

What is the main goal of distributed cognition?

• To reduce memory load

• To explain the cognitive benefits of using different representations

• To describe interactions among people, artifacts, and the environment

• To model the cognitive processes of a user interacting with a computer

What is the main goal of external cognition?

• To model the cognitive processes of a user interacting with a computer

• To describe interactions among people, artifacts, and the environment

• To reduce memory load

• To explain the cognitive processes involved when we interact with different external representations

What is the main goal of embodied interaction?

• To model the cognitive processes of a user interacting with a computer

• To reduce memory load

• To explain the cognitive processes involved when we interact with different external representations

• To describe how the body mediates our various interactions with technology

What is the purpose of annotating in external cognition?

• To modify external representations to reflect changes that are taking place

• To help carry out a computation

• To reduce memory load

• To externally manipulate items into different orders or structures

What is the purpose of computational offloading in external cognition?

• To use a tool or device in conjunction with an external representation to help carry out a computation

• To reduce memory load

• To externally manipulate items into different orders or structures

• To modify external representations to reflect changes that are taking place

What is the purpose of cognitive tracing in external cognition?

• To modify external representations to reflect changes that are taking place

• To reduce memory load

• To externally manipulate items into different orders or structures

• To use a tool or device in conjunction with an external representation to help carry out a computation