interactionresearch

noun
UK /ˌɪntərˈækʃən rɪˈsɜːtʃ/
US /ˌɪntərˈækʃən rɪˈsɝːtʃ/

Interaction research is studying how people or things talk and work together.

The scientists did interaction research to see how kids play together.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A study of how users and computers respond to each other.

The app designers used interaction research to make the buttons easier to tap.

3. A way of watching how animals or people react to one another.

Her interaction research showed that the monkeys share food.

4. The process of testing how well different parts of a system work together.

Engineers did interaction research on the robot's arms and eyes.