Alongside the disciplines that are usually considered part of “User Experience,” the profession draws on approaches from many academic and professional disciplines, including:
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Physiology/Anthropometry
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Anthropology
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Cognitive psychology
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Behavioral Psychology
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Experimental Psychology
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Industrial/Organizational Psychology
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Sociology
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Social Psychology
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Artificial Intelligence
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Computer Science
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Software Engineering
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Requirements Engineering
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Library Science
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Film
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Design
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Art
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Communications
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Technical Communication
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Business
There are many ways of illustrating the relationship between usability and related fields, for example:
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The usability vectors on the UPA web site illustrate that usability is one of a number of related disciplines with the common goal of a good user experience.
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An early contribution to the Usability BoK, illustrating which disciplines contribute to which usability activities (Lisa Battle, 2004).
