Optimize user guidance

Default Effect / Ellsberg Effect

Preferring a known option.

Hand-drawn open menu with six round dishes, the pink pizza in the center highlighted by pink arrows and the others in grey.

How it works

If you have a choice between several options, you tend to prefer the standard option.

When to use it

Use the effect if you want to increase orientation and influence how your product is perceived.

Online examples from practice

The standard option

Suggest a default option so that users choose it preferentially.

  • Highlight an option in color
  • Mark an option as already preselected
  • Suggest that the medium size is the standard option
McFIT membership price table with a highlighted yellow 'Deal' column and two gray columns, Classic and Flex, comparing price, term and features.
mcfit.com
Burger King order menu with two radio-button options, a single burger and a King Menu with soft drink and fries, the second one selected.
burgerking.de

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