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Design Principles

Subject : engineering
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1. A Gestalt principle of organization holding that aspects of perceptual field that move or function in a similar manner will be perceived as a unit






2. A tendency to assume that a system that works at one scale will also work at a smaller or larger scale. (2 kinds: Load assumptions and Interaction assumptions)






3. The quality of system output is dependent on the quality of system input.






4. A technique that influences decision making and judgement by manipulating the way information is presented.






5. 1) Functionality 2) Reliability 3) Usability 4) Proficiency 5) Creativity. In order for design to be successful - it must meet ppl's basic need before it can attempt to satisfy higher- level needs.






6. A technique for bringing attention to an area of text or image.






7. A method of presentation in which information is presented in descending order of importance. (Critical information presented first).






8. A process of repeating a set of operation until a specific result is achieved.






9. The greater the effort to accomplish a task - the less likely the task will be accomplished successfully.






10. A ratio within the elements of a form - such as height to width - approximating 0.618.






11. An ability to detect threatening stimuli more efficiently than nonthreatening stimuli.






12. The usability of a system is improved when its status and methods of use are clearly visible.






13. A method of managing system complexity that involves dividing large systems into multiple - smaller self- contained systems.






14. A sequence of numbers in which each number is the sum of the preceding two.






15. Tendency to form an overall positive impression of a person on the basis of one positive characteristic






16. The act of measuring certain sensitive variable in a system can alter them - and confound the accuracy of the measurement.






17. The tendency for people to behave differently when they know they are being studied






18. A method of limiting the actions that can be performed on a system.






19. Adjusting parts of a device in relation to each other to create a sense of unity and cohesion.






20. A method of creating imagery - emotions - and understanding of events through an interaction between a storyteller and an audience.






21. A strategy for managing information complexity in which only necessary or requested information is displayed at any given time.






22. The deliberate use of a weak element that will fail in order to protect other elements in the system from damage.






23. A tendency to interpret ambiguous images as simple and a complete unit - versus complex and incomplete. (Gestalt principle of perception).






24. A relationship between variables in a system where the consequences of an event are fed back in order to modify the event in the future.






25. Pictures are remembered better than words.






26. The visual clarity of text - generally based on the size - typeface - contrast - text block - and spacing of the characters used.






27. A point of physical or attentional entry into a design. (Minimal Barriers - Points of Prospect - Progressive Lures)






28. A diagram that describes the general pattern followed by the eyes when looking at evenly distributed - homogeneous information.






29. Successful products typically follow four stages of creation: requirements - design - development - and testing.






30. People understand and interact with systems and environments based on mental representations developed from experience.






31. The time it takes to make a decision increases as the number of alternatives increases.


32. A tendency to interpret shaded or dark areas of an object as shadows resulting from a light source above the object.






33. Teh act of copying properties of familiar objects - organisms - or environments in order to realize specifice benefits afforded by those properties.






34. The debgree to which prose can be understood - based on the complexity of words and sentences.






35. The tendency to see attractive people as more intelligent - competent - moral and sociable than unattractive people.






36. A property of visual equivalence among elements in a form.






37. The time required to move to a target is a function of the target size and distance to the target.


38. The designs that help people perform optimally are often not the same as the designs that people find most desirable.






39. A tendency to prefer environments with unobstructed views (prospects) and areas of concealment and retreat (refuges).






40. A Gestalt law of organization; elements arrange in a straight line or a smooth curve are perceived as a group - and are interpreted as being more related than elements not on the line or curve.






41. The relative ease with which a destination - idea - or concept may be reached.






42. A tendency to see people and things iwth baby- faced features as more naive - helpless - and honest than those with mature features.






43. A relationship between controls and their movements or effects. When th effect corresponds to the expectation - the mapping is considered to be good or natural.






44. An original model on which something is patterned






45. A technique of composition in which a medium is divided into thirds - creating aesthetic positions for the primary elements of a design.






46. The ratio of face to body in an image that influences the way the person in the image is perceived. (High = intelligent / Low = physical)






47. Patients experience treatment effects based on their belief that a treatment will work.






48. The tendency for people to perform better or worse based on the expectations of another.






49. Repeated exposure to stimuli for which people have neutral feelings will increase the likeability of the stimuli.






50. The use of pictorial images to improve the recognition and recall of signs and controls.