From the course: UX Foundations: Logic and Content
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How we process information
From the course: UX Foundations: Logic and Content
How we process information
Now that we know that computers process information through a strict adherence to logic principles, it's time to look at humans. Because as we've already seen, humans are not logical creatures. In the very beginning of this course, I used the example of a tree. I asked you to draw one and showed you examples of other trees that other people have drawn. Now I can take a closer look at what actually happens when I say a word like tree. From the perspective of the communicator, the following happens. First, I have the thought, what I imagine and what I want to communicate to you. Next, I figure out what this is by, identifying the referent definition of that idea. In our case, the definition is a woody perennial plant that normally has a single trunk, grows to a considerable height, and bears lateral branches. Once I have the referent, I pick a symbol or word to represent the referent and the thought, in our case, tree. Now let's see the same process from the recipient's perspective…
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