GRC 338

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about legibility?

A maximum of about 10-12 words per line is recommended for optimal legibility.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about alignment?

Alignment in a design creates a sense of unity and cohesion and it can be a powerful means of leading a person through a design.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about the Form follows function principle?

Both the descriptive and prescriptive interpretations of the corollary are helpful, but should not be applied as a strict design rule.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about the von Restorff effect?

Different and unexpected stimuli tend to be better remembered.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about prototyping?

Different kinds of prototyping reveal different information and are more appropriate in different phases of the design process.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about proximity?

Elements that are close together are interpreted as being more related than elements that are farther apart.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about forgiveness?

Forgiving designs foster a willingness to explore and use the design

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about visibility?

Hierarchical organization and context sensitivity are key concepts to apply the visibility principle effectively.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about the face-ism ratio?

Images with a high face-ism ratio focus attention on the person's intellectual and personality attributes, rather than physical or sensual attributes.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about Hick's law?

In time-critical tasks, the Hick's law can help minimize errors.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about entry point?

Initial impression of a system affects the quality of subsequent interactions.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what does accessibility mean?

It means that objects and environments should be designed to be used, without modification, by as many people as possible.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the aesthetic-usability effect?

It's a phenomenon that makes people perceive what looks good to be easier to use.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about consistency?

New users of a system can infer its functionality if it's consistent with systems they have used before.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about the mental model?

Optimal design results when designers account for how the system works and how people interact with it.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about the expectation effect?

Participants in an experiment may change their response or behavior based on what they believe to be expected of them.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about the picture superiority effect?

Pictures and words together are easier to remember than pictures alone.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about progressive disclosure?

Progressive disclosure prevents information overload in computer user interfaces, instructional materials, and physical spaces.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about iteration?

Quality software user interface is developed through a series of design interations.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about recognition and recall?

Recognition over recall is a big reason for the graphical user interface in contemporary computers being considered more user-friendly than the command-line interface.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about horror vacui?

Research suggests an inverse relationship between horror vacui and value perception.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about wayfinding?

Route monitoring is helpful to confirm that the person is heading to their desired destination.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about color?

Saturated colors can visually interfere with one another and increase eye fatigue.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about similarity?

Similarity is an effective method to group objects and to reinforce their relatedness.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about iconic representation?

The four types of iconic representation (similar, example, symbolic, and arbitrary) go from least abstract to most abstract.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about hierarchy?

The visual hierarchy of a system is a representation of the structure of the system.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about highlighting?

Uppercase text is easily scanned and can be advantageous when applied to short word sequences.

According to the book Universal Principles of Design, what is the most correct statement about errors?

With the understanding of the cause of errors in a system, it is possible to apply design strategies to reduce their frequency and severity.