Week 3 Flashcards
1
Q
What is associated with working memory? (brain)
A
Pre-frontal cortex
2
Q
What does dopamine do?
A
Prevents rehersal of STM.
3
Q
What does external memory mean?
A
Any tool or user interference that explicitly saves and accesses information.
4
Q
What is change blindness?
A
Change in environment stimulus that does not get noticed. e.g. door study.
5
Q
What is neurodiversity?
A
Diversity of brains and minds.
6
Q
What is some conditions that prevent visual attention?
A
Cataracks - blurred vision.
Near and far sightedness.
Sensory overload - wearing sunglasses to protect.
7
Q
Some ways to help people’s userbility who have colour blindness
A
- avoid problematic colours
- colours and symbols
- thicker lines
8
Q
What are some conditions that prevent usability?
A
Dyspraxia and Parkinsons
9
Q
How can people with these conditions be helped?
A
- bigger icons
- provide shortcuts
- no time out windows
- speech keyboard/voice control
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