Constructive theory states that context plays a major part in what we perceive. From your experience, give an example of an icon or phrase that means something different depending on the context.

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

There are many examples from everyday life such as “I’ll call you,” but the goal of this exercise is to encourage students to think about the application interfaces they’ve used and the Web sites they’ve visited. Answers will vary, but here are some examples.
In the toolbox of Microsoft Paint, one menu item has a rectangle on it that means “select,” while a rectangle on another menu item means “draw a rectangle.”
”Search” may mean “search this Web site” or “search the entire Internet.” The good news is that nowadays, most commercial sites give you search results from only their site.
”Buy” may mean, “Commit to this purchase,” as in pushing a button after filling out the shipping and credit card information, or it can mean, “Browse the merchandise on our site.”
Consider the following four items:
Computers Audio Video Books
On most Web sites, if you were to see a row like this at the top of the screen, you would assume that they would act as buttons or otherwise be some sort of link. However, there are some sites that will contain text formatted in this way and they are not links, just indications of the items that the site has for sale.