58. People will Look for Shortcuts Only if the Shortcuts are Easy

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This point details why we use some shortcuts but not others.
Laura Bankhead
Flashcards by Laura Bankhead, updated more than 1 year ago
Laura Bankhead
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People will look for ways to do something faster and with __________ steps. A. more B. fewer C. complicated B. fewer
If a shortcut is too ______ to find, or if a habit is ingrained, then people will keep doing it the old way. A. easy B. simple C. hard C. hard
True or False: If it seems like too much work to find a shortcut, then people will stay with their old habits. True
___________ reduce the amount of work needed to complete a task. Defaults
True or False: There are some potential problems with defaults. True
If it takes a lot of _____ to change the result of accepting "wrong" defaults, then think twice about using them in your design. work
Provide ___________ as long as they are easy to learn, find, and use, but don't assume that people will always use them. shortcuts
Provide ___________ if you know what most people will want to do most of the time, and if the result of choosing a default by mistake does not cause costly errors. defaults
Example of Easy Shortcuts
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