think-aloud
/ˈθɪŋk əˌlaʊd/
users verbalize thoughts while completing tasks
think-aloud in a sentence
“Think-aloud protocols revealed user confusion points.”
Origin of think-aloud
English think + aloud, describing the verbal protocol
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