User Research Methods

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In the context of user research, which activity is considered the least effective for gathering reliable insights?

  • Relying on guesswork (correct)
  • Organizing focus groups
  • Conducting surveys
  • Performing interviews

What is the main objective of conducting user research before designing a new application?

  • To gain a deep understanding of user needs and behaviors (correct)
  • To start creating marketing materials and advertisements
  • To allocate the marketing budget effectively
  • To validate the designer's preconceived ideas

Which of the given research approaches would be most appropriate if you needed descriptive observations rather than numeric data?

  • Analyzing statistical data on user behavior
  • Organizing and moderating focus group discussions (correct)
  • Tracking user interactions through software analytics
  • Performing A/B tests on different design options

A team is conducting contextual inquiries. What does this imply about their approach to user research?

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A design team is using usability testing to refine a prototype. What is the most significant advantage they expect to gain from this process?

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A user research team develops a persona named 'Sarah' for a project. What is the main intended function of this persona?

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A researcher needs to gather data from a large and diverse population. Which method would be most suitable for efficiently collecting this information?

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In user-centered design, what aspect is given the highest priority throughout the design process?

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You need to present insights that highlight trends and distributions in user behavior. Which data representation method is most suitable?

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During a usability test, several users struggle to complete a specific task. In user research terminology, what is this area of difficulty typically called?

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Flashcards

Goal of User Research

Understanding the user's needs and behaviors.

Contextual Inquiry

Studying users in their natural environment.

Usability Testing Advantage

Provides direct feedback from users.

Purpose of a Persona

To represent a hypothetical user.

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Focus of User-Centered Design

Meeting user needs.

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"Pain Point" in Research

An area where users experience difficulty.

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Heuristic Evaluation

A method where experts review the user interface

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Survey vs. Interview

Surveys gather broad data; interviews provide detailed insights.

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Advantage of Remote Usability Testing

It allows testing in diverse locations.

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A/B Testing

Alternative/Benchmark testing

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Study Notes

  • Guesswork is not a user research method.
  • Primary goal of user research is to understand user needs and behaviors.
  • Conducting focus groups represents qualitative research.
  • UX stands for User Experience.
  • Contextual inquiry involves studying users in their natural environment.
  • A key advantage of usability testing is that it provides direct feedback from users.
  • The main purpose of a persona in user research is to represent a hypothetical user.
  • Surveys use structured questions to gather information from a large number of users.
  • The primary focus of user-centered design is meeting user needs.
  • Quantitative data is usually represented by graphs and charts.
  • In user research, a "pain point" refers to an area where users experience difficulty.
  • A heuristic evaluation is best described as a method where experts review the user interface.
  • The primary difference between a survey and an interview is that surveys gather broad data, while interviews provide detailed insights.
  • The main advantage of conducting remote usability testing is that it allows testing in diverse locations.
  • Ethnographic studies are best for understanding the emotional responses of users.
  • In user research, "A/B testing" stands for Alternative/Benchmark testing.
  • A limitation of using surveys in user research is that they often lack in-depth insights.
  • The main purpose of a wireframe in the design process is to map out the basic structure.
  • Surveys are not typically used to gather qualitative data.
  • The benefit of creating a user journey map is that it highlights the user experience over time.
  • In user research, a "prototype" is a preliminary version of a product.
  • The key objective of a usability test is to identify usability issues.
  • Infographics are commonly used to visualize user research data.
  • The purpose of user personas is to model real user characteristics.
  • Behavioral data is primarily collected through observational research.
  • Perception involves the organization and interpretation of sensory information.
  • The term "user interface" refers to the space where interactions between humans and machines occur.
  • Memory limitations is crucial for designing effective user interfaces.
  • In cognitive psychology, retrieval is the term for the process of recalling information.
  • The CSS property for setting the background color of an element is background-color.
  • The CSS property that controls the text size of an element is font-size.
  • CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets.
  • The CSS property used to change the text color of an element is color.
  • The CSS property used to change the font of an element is font-family.
  • Encoding specificity is important in cognitive psychology for understanding how users learn new information.
  • The CSS property to create space between elements is margin.
  • The Zeigarnik effect suggests that people tend to remember incomplete tasks better than complete ones.
  • The CSS property float positions an element to the left or right of its container.
  • Affordance refers to the perceived and actual properties of an object that suggest how it can be used.
  • The primary purpose of conducting cognitive walkthroughs is to evaluate the usability of a system by simulating a user's problem-solving process.
  • The CSS property used to create rounded corners on an element is border-radius.
  • "Fitts' Law" states the time required to move to a target area is a function of the ratio between the distance to the target and the width of the target.
  • The CSS property used to control the visibility of an element is visibility.
  • The primacy effect explains why users are more likely to remember information presented at the beginning and end of a list.
  • The primary benefit of using CSS in web design is that it allows for the separation of content and presentation.
  • The term "mental model" describes a user's thought process about how something works.
  • The CSS property z-index controls the stacking order of elements.
  • The CSS property text-align aligns text to the center of an element.
  • The CSS property opacity controls the transparency level of an element.
  • Schema theory explains that people's perceptions are influenced by their expectations and prior knowledge.

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