The Best Person to Test for Usability Is ________

question 25

Multiple Choice

The best person to test for usability is ________.

• A) an expert who understands the subject matter very well
• B) a colleague who understands your project, but didn't help you work on it directly
• C) someone with a similar knowledge background as the intended reader
• D) someone with slightly less knowledge than the intended reader

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Definitions:

Similarity

A measure of how closely two or more distinct objects, ideas, or concepts resemble each other in appearance, function, or properties.

Common Region

A principle of perceptual organization where elements located within the same bounded space are perceived as being grouped together.

Closure

The psychological phenomenon of seeking a sense of resolution or completeness in perceptual or cognitive processes.

Contiguity

A Gestalt principle of perception; the tendency to perceive two things that happen close together in time as being related.