Assessing Conceptualizations of User Friendliness for Consumer Products

Assessing Conceptualizations of User Friendliness for Consumer Products

This study examines the conceptualizations of the user-friendliness of technology-based consumer products. Participants (n=205) were asked to evaluate 25 statements related to the topic of user-friendliness. Participants’ ratings indicated that statements concerning positive productivity levels and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2013-09, Vol.57 (1), p.1338-1342
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