June 2010 Edition
Computer Science Department, University of Cape Town
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At the end of this unit you will be able to:
Define cognitive psychology
Give reasons why interactive system designers should study cognitive psychology
Discuss 2 theories of visual perception. The ones presented are constructivism and the ecological approach.
Show how knowledge of the two theories can improve in, for example, icon (constructivism) and affordance design (ecological approach)