Pessimism Bias
A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the likelihood of negative outcomes.
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“user psychology”
Information Processing
The series of actions or operations involved in the acquisition, interpretation, storage, and retrieval of information.
Reification
A key aspect of Gestalt psychology describing the mind's ability to fill in gaps to create a whole object from incomplete elements.
Captology
The study of computers as persuasive technologies, focusing on how they can change attitudes or behaviors.
Reciprocal Determinism
A theory that a person's behavior is influenced by and influences personal factors and the environment, creating a continuous loop of interaction between these elements.
Selective Exposure
The tendency for individuals to favor information that aligns with their existing beliefs and to avoid information that contradicts them.
Human Factors
The study of how humans interact with systems and products, focusing on improving usability and performance.
Primacy Effect
The tendency for the first items presented in a sequence to be remembered better than those in the middle.
Narrative Theory
A framework that explores the structure and function of stories and how they influence human cognition and behavior.