affordance
Sign in to savethumb|right|The design of tea cups and a teapot suggest their respective functions. thumb|right|A door knob shaped to reflect how it is used, is an example of a perceivable affordance. thumb|right|Affordance is one of several design principles used when designing graphical user interfaces.
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11 sectionsContents
- Original development
- As perceived action possibilities
- Mechanisms and conditions framework of affordances
- Three categories
- Affordance in robotics
- Fire safety
- Affordances in language education
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|The design of tea cups and a teapot suggest their respective functions. thumb|right|A door knob shaped to reflect how it is used, is an example of a perceivable affordance. thumb|right|Affordance is one of several design principles used when designing graphical user interfaces.
In psychology, affordance is what the environment offers the individual. In design, affordance has a narrower meaning; it refers to possible actions that an actor can readily perceive.