It's important for a product to communicate its actions to the user to enhance discoverability and understanding. Discoverability allows users to figure out what actions are possible and how to perform them. Understanding helps users comprehend the product's usage, the meaning of different controls and settings. One of the key elements of discoverability is feedback, which is essentially the product communicating its action. This interplay of technology and psychology in design requires an understanding of both fields.
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