How do prototypes influence the opinions of a potential user? Is there a method that you have studied in academic literature that neutralizes a potential users opinions of an end-product

Prototypes are significant as they are vital for communicating, exploring, refining, and evaluating design outcomes.  In addition to that, they are essential for gathering various user feedback.  They can be used for understanding the function of a product and how the customers are satisfied with the product.  It is used as integration to verify the different components and subsystems to ensure that they work most appropriately.  It is used for showing the progress of the product development process (Lauff et al., 2020). The prototype is featured with providing a solid starting point for any members of the community that are said to be interested in a given area. It ensures that the potential users are comfortable with the product being developed. No method can be used in the neutralization of the potential users' opinions on the end-products.