Hidden Subscription
A dark pattern where users are unknowingly signed up for a recurring subscription.
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“design feedback”
Heuristic Evaluation
A usability inspection method where experts review a user interface against a set of heuristics to identify usability issues.
Scarcity Tactics
A dark pattern where availability is falsely limited to pressure users into making a purchase.
Confirmshaming
A dark pattern where the user is guilt-tripped into opting into something by using language designed to shame them if they decline.
Goldilocks Effect
The psychological phenomenon where people prefer options that are not too extreme, but just right.
Social Proof
A psychological phenomenon where people follow the actions of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior for a given situation.
Postel’s Law
A principle stating that a system should be liberal in what it accepts and conservative in what it sends, meaning it should handle user input flexibly while providing clear, consistent output, similar to the principle of fault tolerance.
How Might We
A brainstorming technique that frames problems as opportunities for innovation, starting with the phrase "How might we...?".
Horn Effect
A cognitive bias where one negative trait of a person or thing influences the perception of other traits.