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Digital Psychology

by venmul on 7/2/20, 5:05 AM with 27 comments

  • by ergl on 7/3/20, 9:41 AM

    "A free library of psychological principles and examples for inspiration to enhance the customer experience and connect with your users."

    Translation: use pop psychology to manipulate your customers into spending money and giving you personal information.

  • by AstralStorm on 7/3/20, 9:25 AM

    Another page discussing the concepts without touching on the fact the old studies that showed them were deeply flawed and not reproduced...
  • by stagas on 7/3/20, 11:29 AM

    I wonder if/how AI personal agents would be able to help in this regard, trained to spot when attention is being manipulated in a certain way and inform you of that. Like the sunk cost fallacy, which is also in that list, it can offer you a warning like: "You are entering a step by step procedure, this can trick your mind into finalizing the purchase even if you are not very committed yet." - or something like: "Prices and quantities in this list seem to be manipulated in a way that tricks your mind into buying more than you actually need." and similar like these.
  • by therockspush on 7/4/20, 7:13 AM

    It looks like this site got digi tech'd.

    I was reading a nice refresher on anchoring, the page refreshed and it was gone.

    https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/anchoring-and-adjustmen...

  • by mbritton72 on 7/3/20, 2:53 PM

    This is an explosion of red flags that should be viewed with extreme skepticism.