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user: himynamesdave created: 2013-06-05 karma: 95 submissions: 0 points | 0 comments Product Gems: Build Better Products, Faster 2 points | 0 comments Choice Paradox: Giving students too many options can lower their grades 1 points | 0 comments A very malicious Christmas: who said malware wasn't festive? 1 points | 0 comments Peak-End Rule: When people rate pain more highly than pleasure 1 points | 0 comments Inaction Inertia Effect: Do you still regret missing a Black Friday deal? 1 points | 0 comments IKEA Effect: It’s no accident Lego is so popular 1 points | 0 comments Forgotten the details of tasks you’ve just completed? Blame the Zeigarnik Effect 2 points | 0 comments Prosocial Effect: Socially conscious companies receive better product reviews 1 points | 0 comments Motivating-Uncertainty Effect: We’re prepared to do more for an uncertain reward 3 points | 0 comments Foot-in-the-Door Technique: A simple way to boost email engagement 1 points | 0 comments Optimism Bias: We’re biased towards positive info, and it’s a problem for health 1 points | 0 comments Confirmation Bias: One of the reasons we’re inherently bad at hiring 1 points | 0 comments Centre-Stage Effect: We typically have a preference for the middle option 1 points | 0 comments Status-Quo Bias: Why we have a tendency to make bad investment decisions 1 points | 0 comments Prosocial Effect: Wine from socially responsible wineries tastes better 1 points | 0 comments Is The Guitar Market Really Dying? 40 points | 74 comments IKEA Effect: We have a significantly greater liking for self-built product 3 points | 0 comments Anchoring Bias: How the spin of a wheel can distort our estimations 1 points | 0 comments Peak-End Rule: How you can save bad customer experiences at the last second 1 points | 0 comments Foot-in-the-Door Technique: Why teenagers are masters of the “yes” 1 points | 0 comments Lucky Loyalty Effect: Why Kohl’s Dream Receipts Get Customers Spending More 1 points | 0 comments Availability Heuristic: How Germany’s “Piss Screens” Are Reducing Drink Driving 2 points | 0 comments Sunk Cost Fallacy: Why we pour effort into failing products 2 points | 0 comments Status-Quo Bias: Why 99% of 🇦🇹 citizens donate their organs 2 points | 0 comments Goal Gradient Effect: Our efforts increase as we move closer to a goal 2 points | 0 comments Inaction Inertia Effect: Why Black Friday causes a big drop in short-term sales 1 points | 0 comments