Introductory Psychology
Author: David Hogue
Date: 3/2019
What I Already Knew:
- Not all cognitive load is bad, sometimes people need to think hard about important decisions
- Exposing the underlying systems nearly always complicate the product experience
- Emotions are complex states with physiological and psychological aspects that influence our thoughts and behaviors
What I Didn’t Know:
- Mental Models: our thoughts and expectations on how things work in the real world, they influence behavior, decisions, and attitudes
- Concept Formation: taking experiences and information, breaking them down into meaningful pieces and sorting them into general rules or related groups; associations, schemes, and concepts come together to form mental models
- Cognitive load and cognitive friction refer to how much effort people are going to out into understanding information, making decisions, and solving problems
What I Want to Learn More About:
I want to learn more about using emotions and psychology to create a better user experience.
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