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Moderated Testing

A researcher is there and can ask follow-up questions.

Definition

Research sessions run with a facilitator present who can observe, probe and adapt.

Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.

In plain language

A researcher is there and can ask follow-up questions.

Example

A live remote session where the researcher asks what the participant expected to happen.

Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.

Deeper reading

The full entry behind this definition.

Related concept

Connected closely enough to change how you apply this.

Nearby in the Atlas

Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.