If a driver wishes to turn her car, she operates the steering wheel by turning it. The fact that the turning action of the steering wheel reflects the turning response of the car is an example of

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Movement compatibility refers to the correspondence between the movements of the control device (steering wheel) and the movements of the controlled object (car). In this case, turning the steering wheel produces a turning response in the car, indicating that there is movement compatibility. Spatial compatibility refers to the arrangement of control and display in a way that is intuitive and makes spatial sense, and is not directly relevant to the example given. Direction coding and location coding refer to the use of directional or spatial cues (such as arrows or landmarks) to communicate information, but are not directly applicable to the example given.

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