Cognitive Dissonance occurs when a statement or idea causes conflict or discomfort because there is a motivating part and a demotivating part of the idea. […]
I’ll be teaching a class on the ubiquitous and useful note capturing tool called Evernote tonight, 1/15/2014 at 7-8:30 at Princeton Public Library. I’ll […]
Tonight at PPL: Evernote
Closure is part of a set of design principles called the Gestalt principles of perception. Closure says that when we see a set of individual […]
15 of 365: Closure #design #principle
Classical conditioning is a method by which a subject, object, idea or action is associated with an emotional or bodily response in the mind of […]
14 of 365: Classical conditioning #design #principle
Chunking is a method by which you take ideas that need to be taught or remembered, and break them down into memorable, consumable chunks. Studies […]
13 of 365: Chunking #design #principle
There is research that suggests that people complete tasks differently in environments where there are notably high or notably low ceilings. In environments where the […]