Unit 9: C1 People in context
Topic 9.3: Beyond usability Questions
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Which feature of a child's night light is mainly a PSYCHOLOGICAL function?
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Why does ideo-pleasure depend on the particular user?
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A product has excellent reviews and poor sales. Which stage is most likely failing?
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A designer gives a blender a striking colour and a sculpted glass jug so that it stands out in the shop. Which ACT stage is being designed for?
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In the ACT model, which stage is about the user interacting with a product, such as the way a car's touchscreen responds to them?
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Which ACT stage maps onto usability?
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A designer specifies a weighted, damped dial rather than a light free-spinning one. Which pleasure is this?
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A manufacturer of hand-built bicycles wants to justify its price. Outline how its product could trigger each of the four pleasures.
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Identify the pleasure triggered by a weighted watch crown, a running app that shares routes with friends, and a jacket made from recycled bottles.
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A company launches a reusable coffee cup that sells poorly despite good reviews. Apply the ACT model to diagnose the problem and recommend changes.
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Identify the ACT stage that has failed for a beautiful kettle whose lid nobody can open, and for a gadget that lives in a drawer after a week.
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A coffee brand prints the names of the farmers it pays fairly on every bag. Which pleasure is it designed to trigger?
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Explain how the design of a cycling helmet with an integrated rear light addresses both its practical function and its psychological function.
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Explain how the design of a quiet electric kettle with a glowing water window addresses both its practical function and its psychological function.
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Explain how the design of a commuter backpack with an anti-theft hidden zip addresses both its practical function and its psychological function.
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A designer table lamp shaped like a bird is admired as a design object. Evaluate its design in terms of practical function and psychological function.
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A sculptural cast-aluminium lounge chair is admired as a design object. Evaluate its design in terms of practical function and psychological function.
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A figure-shaped corkscrew whose arms rise as it works is admired as a design object. Evaluate its design in terms of practical function and psychological function.
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