protocol analysis

a methodology in which people are encouraged to think out loud as they perform some task. Transcripts of these sessions (think-aloud protocols) are then analyzed to investigate the cognitive processes underlying performance of the task. Also called verbal protocol analysis.

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March 13th 2025

anthropogenesis

n. the scientific study of the origins and development of humans. Also called anthropogeny. —anthropogenetic or anthropogenic adj.