HCI-Quiz1

What are the two stages involved in vision?

• Receiving light and transmitting sound

• Physical reception of stimulus and processing of stimulus

• Interpreting memory and vision signals

• Visual and auditory reception

What type of cells in the retina detect patterns and movement?

• Cones

• Rods

• Ganglion cells

• Photoreceptor cells

What is the range of frequencies humans can typically hear?

• 20Hz to 15KHz

• 10Hz to 20KHz

• 15Hz to 12KHz

• 20Hz to 20KHz

What is the approximate reaction time for auditory stimuli?

• 200ms

• 150ms

• 700ms

• 70ms

Which type of memory has a capacity of 7 ± 2 chunks?

• sensory memory

• short-term memory

• long-term memory

• echoic memory

What does the "gulf of evaluation" refer to?

• The gap between user’s intentions and the system’s actions

• The gap between user’s expectations and the system’s presentation of state

• The time taken to evaluate a user’s action

• The difficulty in executing an unfamiliar task

According to Donald Norman’s model, what is the first stage of interaction?

• Formulating intention

• Specifying actions at the interface

• Establishing the goal

• Evaluating the system state

What is the primary focus of ergonomics in interaction design?

• To define interaction frameworks

• To enhance user satisfaction through social motivation

• To study physical characteristics of interaction

• To identify emotional influences on performance

What is an example of a "slip" in human error?

• Thinking the fuel cap is on the left side of the car

• Selecting the wrong icon due to confusion

• Knowing the fuel cap is on the right but driving to the left side of the pump

• Misunderstanding the system's feedback

The Abowd and Beale interaction framework emphasizes:

• Translation between languages of user input and system output

• The physical organization of controls

• Stages of long-term memory retrieval

• Semantic memory structure