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Article Discussion

What is the main lesson from this article?
Come up with a better title for this article
What are examples of users relying on imperfect memory to save time? For these examples, what are effective strategies for avoiding errors?

For the following scenarios, answer the following questions:

How much time (estimate the median for the population) will be needed to select the link
Will it be the right link for the user's navigation goal?

First time user of the CTI web page is interested in applying to a Masters program.
Practiced user wants to check the CTI web page to see when a class will be offered. The user has done this task many times.
A user familiar with Google Directory is trying to recall the name of a Catholic University in Chicago, IL. Thinks it starts with the letter D.
The user visits Sun's Java page for the first time. Wants to download the latest standard edition for Java.
Other menu scenarios?

Examine Figure 4.2 in POMS chapter 4. Do users typically perform the Optimizing Rule or the Satisficing Rule?
Do practiced users (i.e. users who are very familiar with the menu) use the strategies in Figures 4.1 and 4.2?
Luce's choice axioms (see section 4.1.2) indicate that the presence of zero probability times do not affect which items are ultimately selected. But consider the following two menus:

Norman (in POMS) discusses restaurant menus and compares them to computer memories. Whatever kinds of menus are there? Do people's experiences with these metaphors affect how they use other kinds of menus?
When navigating the Google Directory (e.g. to search for DePaul), which problem-solving strategies are used: