“The mere presence of other people can boost your performance. One the earliest findings in social psychology was the “social facilitation” effect – the way… Read More »9 Facts Every Creative Needs to Know About Collaborative Teams – 99U
…and also how you can design against them. Nice one @ribotminimus 6 Cognitive Biases you should know about
A well written, interesting article covering some basics of perception and how easy it is to fool us humans. Fooled By Your Own Brain
“If you’re like the vast majority of Köhler’s respondents, you’re compelled by the idea that malumas are soft and rounded (like the shape on the… Read More »
Good to know what the good stuff does to our brains. This Is Your Brain on Coffee
Some useful stuff from Google Google I/O 2013 – Cognitive Science and Design (by GoogleDevelopers) “This session will provide an in-depth look at human perception… Read More »
Here’s all the stuff from the Psychology for Designers workshop Dave Ellender and I ran at Future of Web Design in May. Slides & notes… Read More »Future of Web Design Workshop Slides, Notes and Handouts
A great set of videos from experts in human emotion. Highlights include: -What is an emotion? -Emotion and judgment -Pleasure and reward in the brain… Read More »Experts in Human Emotion
More restaurant menu ‘tricks’. From wine-appropriate music to authentic-sounding foreign names, restaurateurs have many ways to persuade diners into ordering high-profit meals Restaurant menu psychology:… Read More »Restaurant menu psychology: tricks to make us order more