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What does an HTA involve?

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breaking down task into hierarchy of goals, operations, and plans (hierarchical task analysis)

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Define HTA goal

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the unobservable task goals associated with the task in question

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Define HTA operations

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observable behaviors or activities

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Define HTA plan

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unobservable decisions and planning

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What are the 4 steps of creating an HTA

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  1. Determine overall goal ex. boil kettle
  2. Sub-goals - break it down
  3. sub-goal decomposition - further sub-goals and operations
  4. Plans analysis - how the goals are achieved
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What are operations?

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Actions made by the operator

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What are some advantages of using HTA?

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starting point
easy
quick
used extensively
can depict everything that needs to be done
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What are some disadvantages of using HTA?

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little info can be used directly for design solutions
doesn’t cater to cognitive components of task
Time consuming
Analysts need to be well trained
No ideal software

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What is a CTA?

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Cognitive task analysis
Breaks down into steps of cognitive abilities required during each step
Perceptual and/or motor abilities as well

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How is information collected during a CTA?

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in-depth interviews

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What are some advantages to CTA?

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deals with cognitive aspect HTA doesn’t take care of

aids experts in articulating knowledge that is difficult to verbalize

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What are two requirements of CTA?

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  1. understanding of cognition

2. expert-level understanding of task (think-aloud protocol helpful)

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What is the purpose of a secondary task?

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Provide a profile of the resources used during the primary task
ex. reaction time, mental arithmetic

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What is a downside to a secondary task and how can you avoid it?

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artificiality - lack of external validity
ex. mental arithmetic while driving
Can use embedded secondary task - natural
ex. listening to the radio while driving a car

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What is another method of gathering data other than behavior?

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psychophysiological measures

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What is a benefit of psychophysiological measures?

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can provide online measurement, doesn’t require secondary task

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What is a negative of psychophysiological measures?

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equipment may interfere with primary task

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What are the three psychophysiological measures used?

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pupilometry - larger the pupil, greater the workload
heart rate - increased hr=increased mental workload
Brain activity - fMRI; may interrupt performance, expensive

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What evaluates workload by obtaining users’ judgments about their tasks?

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subjective assessment techniques - ask users to rate overall mental workload

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What are the limitations of subjective workload measures?

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  1. may not be sensitive to aspects of task environment - best to couple with primary task measure
  2. user may confuse difficulty with effort
  3. Many factors unconscious
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What are the two types of subjective workload measures?

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  1. NASA task load index

2. workload profile

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What is the NASA task load index?

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6 scales for users to rate workload (mean)

  1. mental demand
  2. physical demand
  3. temporal demand
  4. performance
  5. effort
  6. frustration level
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What are the advantages of using NASA TLX

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quick to use

easy to understand

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What are disadvantages of using NASA TLX

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doesn’t map very closely to existing models of how we process things

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What is the workload profile?
based on Wickens' multiple resource theory several distinct cognitive subsystems each subsystem has limited resources
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What dimensions does the workload profile examine?
``` input modality (visual/auditory) processing code (spatial or verbal) processing stage (encoding and central processing or responding) output modality (manual output or speech) ```
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What are advantages of workload profile?
based on sound theory (multiple resource theory) | Gives specifics about dimensions
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What are the two main issues with subjective measurement and their interpretation?
1. sensitive to only the range of conditions - only have info of the tasks they've done so far, not as accurate ratings as an expert 2. subjective estimates
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What is the difference between empirical techniques and analytical techniques?
do not require a user to interact with system
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What are the 5 categories of analytical techniques?
1. comparison 2. expert opinion 3. mathematical models 4. task analysis 5. simulation models
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What is the comparison technique?
uses data from a predecessor system to estimate workload of a new system often data does not exist from predecessor
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What is the expert opinion?
designers of the system asked to predict workload
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What is a mathematical model?
Using algorithms and mathematical models to predict the workload
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what is a task analysis?
decomposes overall system goal into segments
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What is a simulation model?
computerized version of reality
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What are the three types of warning signals?
Advisory caution warning
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What is an advisory?
draw attention, may or may not have to act
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What is a caution?
immediate attention, relatively rapid response
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What is a warning?
immediate attention, immediate action
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How can you design a display to maximize detectability?
near to line of sight, large and bright flashing stimuli use standards (ex. red for emergency)
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When are warning signals most effective?
``` you know consequences if it's ignored wide, colorful borders short, to the point salient and relevant to user's goals near the hazard ```
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When are warning signals least effective?
users familiar with object warning is attached to | users do not perceive risk (don't recognize unsafe actions, objects)
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What are auditory displays best for?
simple information ex. warning signal
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What is an auditory icon?
use everyday sound with stereotypical meanings | ex. police car siren -> antivirus warning sound
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What is an earcon?
brief, recognizable sequences of tones to provide info (no meaning) ex. receiving a text
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What is required of a warning?
must be detectable within normal conditions (masking, should be above threshold) info easily communicated (limit # of alarms)
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What is a 3D display?
using auditory localization cues; provide spatial info by directing attention without requiring visual change ex. surround sound
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What is a dichotic display?
each ear receives different auditory info; good lateral localization, headphones can be used
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What is a speech display good for?
transmit more complicated info
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What are requirements of a speech display?
intelligible voice, gramatically correct Better when paired with visual - even if both are unintelligible on their own, combining can make more intelligible (ex lip reading)
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What are problems with speech display?
potential for masking | synthesized speech takes more effort to understand than natural speech
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What are tactile/haptic displays?
rely on touch, good when other senses are overwhelmed, spatial info
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What is tactile?
touch, useful in dark powered - active (Braille) or unpowered - passive
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What is haptic?
apply force, vibration, or motion to the user alerting signals ex. vibrating car seat
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What are the four rules of writing questions?
1. be brief - ask one thing at a time 2. be objective - word neutrality 3. be simple - simple words and phrases 4. be specific - precise
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What is social desirability bias?
respondents give answers to make them look better to others | make surveys anonymous
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What are the pros and cons of open-ended questions
good for recall, opinions, comments | bas for when people don't know how to express their opinions, require more effort, analyzing responses can be difficult
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What are the types of close-ended questions?
dichotomous: two categories (y/n) multichotomous: multiple categories (very likely-very unlikely
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What is the Likert scale?
rate level of agreement, can be positive or negative
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What is a semantic differential scale?
involves opposite responses (weak to strong on a scale)
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What is a prototype?
model of a new project (limited representation) , can be used in realistic settings through simulating scenarios, not designed to replicate full functionality, helps decide between alternative designs
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What purposes to prototypes serve?
test technical feasibility clarify requirements - environment user testing and evaulation
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What is a low fidelity prototype?
Doesn't look like the final product | simple, cheap, quick to produce
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What are the advantages to low fidelity prototypes?
easy and fast to modify
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What is storyboarding?
type of low fidelity prototpye sketch of how users might progress through a task get feedback prompt design team to consider scenario in more detail - gives you a better idea of how users interact at all stages "sketch-like" art can help remind people they're working with an early prototype
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What is a high fidelity prototype?
looks more like finished product may use software tools useful for selling ideas to people, testing technical issues
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What are some negatives of low fidelity prototypes?
device doesn't work | could design something that isn't feasible
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What are downsides of high fidelity prototypes?
takes longer to build comments on superficial aspects rather than content developers reluctant to change
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What are two compromises that must be traded against each other for prototypes?
breadth of functionality v depth of functionality
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What is horizontal prototyping?
providing a wide range of functions but with little detail
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What is vertical prototyping?
providing a lot of detail for only a few functions

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