Hello,
A bit off the wall but seems to make good sense on second thoughts.
A recent light-hearted insightful article about user behaviour (below)
suggests 'superstition- thinking' is a significant basis for many users
actions.
The range of user behaviours involved opens the door to the idea that
"user's superstitions" may offer a better foundation for theorising about
everyday user behaviour in HCI than many existing theory approaches in
usability. This may be true in both theory and practice. In theory because
it links to areas of psychology not often included in usability theory and
in practice, because it offers insights for identifying better design
solutions that are fast for designers to understand and intuitively easy to
check.
There is an obvious opportunity for a PhD on this topic.
The article is at:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-habits-of-superstitious-users/9
62?tag=content;siu-container
Best wishes,
Terry
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Dr Terence Love
Psychology and Social Science, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
Honorary Fellow, IEED, Management School, Lancaster University, UK
PO Box 226, Quinns Rocks, Western Australia 6030
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