Overconfidence Effect
A cognitive bias where a person's subjective confidence in their judgments is greater than their objective accuracy.
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Coach Marks
Visual cues or instructions integrated into an interface to guide users on how to use certain features or functionalities.
List Length Effect
A phenomenon where the probability of recalling an item from a list depends on the length of the list.
Choice Paralysis
A situation in which an individual is unable to make a decision due to the overwhelming number of options available.
Expectation Effect
The phenomenon where individuals' expectations about a situation influence their actual experience of that situation.
Scanning Pattern
Common reading patterns users follow when scanning web content, such as the F-pattern, where users read across the top and then scan down the left side.
POUR
Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust (POUR) are the four main principles of web accessibility.
Positivity Effect
A cognitive bias where individuals tend to focus on positive information or events more than negative ones, especially as they age.
Introspection Illusion
A cognitive bias where people wrongly believe they have direct insight into the origins of their mental states, while treating others' introspections as unreliable.