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32 'Meaning'
Psychology Biases.

How users interpret meaning and context in experiences or information.

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Curse of Knowledge

Not realizing that people don't have the same level of knowledge

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Streisand Effect

When trying to censor information ends up increasing awareness of that information

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Law of Similarity

Users perceive a relationship between elements that look similar

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Self-Initiated Triggers

Users are more likely to interact with prompts they setup for themselves

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Singularity Effect

Users care disproportionately about an individual as compared to a group

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Miller’s Law

Users can only keep 7±2 items in their working memory

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Hindsight Bias

People overestimate their ability to predict outcomes after the fact

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Mental Model

Users have a preconceived opinion of how things work

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Spotlight Effect

People tend to believe they are being noticed more than they really are

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Hawthorne Effect

Users change their behavior when they know they are being observed

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Variable Reward

People especially enjoy unexpected rewards

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Feedforward

When users know what to expect before they take action

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Fresh Start Effect

Users are more likely to take action if there's a feeling of new beginnings

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Law of Prägnanz

Users interpret ambiguous images in a simpler and more complete form

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Occam’s Razor

Simple solutions are often better than the more complex ones

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Unit Bias

One unit of something feels like the optimal amount

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Cognitive Dissonance

It's painful to hold two opposing ideas in our mind

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Curiosity Gap

Users have a desire to seek out missing information

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Skeuomorphism

Users adapt more easily to things that look like real-world objects

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Survey Bias

Users tend to skew survey answers towards what's socially acceptable

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Aha! moment

When new users first realize the value of your product

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Goal Gradient Effect

Motivation increases as users get closer to their goal

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Social Proof

Users adapt their behaviors based on what others do

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Noble Edge Effect

Users tend to prefer socially responsible companies

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Reciprocity

People feel the need to reciprocate when they receive something

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Authority Bias

Users attribute more importance to the opinion of an authority figure

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Familiarity Bias

People prefer familiar experiences

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Halo Effect

People judge things (or people) based on their feelings towards one trait

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Group Attractiveness Effect

Individual items seem more attractive when presented in a group

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Pseudo-Set Framing

Tasks that are part of a group are more tempting to complete

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Flow State

Being fully immersed and focused on a task

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Scarcity

People value things more when they're in limited supply

32 Meaning Biases – Cognitive Bias Library