Awaken automatisms

Negativity Bias

People tend to remember the negative things better.

Hand-drawn large cluster of orange circles labeled “Good” and a single circle labeled “Bad”, with a person in pink saying “Alles ist unfair”.

How it works

People remember unpleasant situations more strongly than positive experiences.

When to use it

Use the effect if you want to encourage your customer to act spontaneously.

Avoid any kind of bad user experience.

Online examples from practice

Humor When Mistakes Happen

Avoid any kind of bad user experience.

  • If you make a mistake, apologize with a small token of appreciation.
  • Use humor when dealing with error messages.
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