Autonomy Bias

The pursuit of freedom.

People strive for self-determination. They have the need to make their own decisions and to implement them according to their own free will.

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Autonomy bias falls into this category: Increase motivation

Use the effect if you want to motivate your visitors and increase their willingness to purchase your product.

Online examples from practice

Several ways

Don't impose a fixed path on visitors to the site.

  • Let your visitors come to the same page via several paths.
  • Set up your menu so that categories can be found across several areas. 

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Avoid limiting your visitors by giving them a set path.

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Preview

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Courtesy Bias

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