Information Foraging
The theory that users search for information in a manner similar to animals foraging for food, aiming to maximize value while minimizing effort.
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CRM
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a strategy for managing an organization's relationships and interactions with current and potential customers.
Regret Aversion
A tendency to avoid making decisions that might lead to regret, influencing risk-taking and decision-making behaviors.
Game Theory
A mathematical framework used to analyze strategic interactions where the outcomes depend on the actions of multiple decision-makers.
Winner’s Curse
A phenomenon where the winner of an auction tends to overpay due to emotional competition, leading to a less favorable outcome than anticipated.
Principle of Choices
The Principle of Choices is an information architecture guideline that emphasizes providing users with meaningful options to navigate and interact with a system.
Intentionality Bias
The tendency to attribute intentional actions to others' behaviors, often overestimating their intent.
Omission Bias
A cognitive bias where people judge harmful actions as worse, or less moral, than equally harmful omissions (inactions).
Illusion of Control
The tendency for people to overestimate their ability to control events.