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Applying Psychology to Product Design, UX and technology. Expanding on the book by Joe Leech (@mrjoe).
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Psychology for Designers

Applying Psychology to Product Design, UX and technology. Expanding on the book by Joe Leech (@mrjoe).
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The Science of Happy Design

  • by mrjoe
  • July 17, 2014

In my MSc Thesis I looked at happiness and design with kids. I used the Pollyanna effect. That is, we remember experiences that are happy… Read More »The Science of Happy Design

How to read an academic paper like they do at Harvard

  • by mrjoe
  • July 17, 2014July 17, 2014

In the book I talk about the detail of reading an academic psychology paper. The sections, the order to read it in and how to… Read More »How to read an academic paper like they do at Harvard

Why the Myers-Briggs test is totally meaningless

  • by mrjoe
  • July 15, 2014

I’ve written here before about the huge problems with the Myers Briggs personality test. Vox have just published this article taking apart the test and… Read More »Why the Myers-Briggs test is totally meaningless

Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio Explains Emotions

  • by mrjoe
  • July 7, 2014

Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio Explains Emotions

How amusement parks hijack your brain

  • by mrjoe
  • June 23, 2014

From the The Boston Globe How amusement parks hijack your brain

Listen to me on the Web Psychologist Podcast

  • by mrjoe
  • June 6, 2014

I talk to Nathalie Nahai, the Web Psychologist on her podcast. We talk about The best way to research customers in a different culture or… Read More »Listen to me on the Web Psychologist Podcast

Some Upcoming UK Psych Events

  • by mrjoe
  • April 28, 2014

Some Upcoming UK Psych Events

Psychology for Designers Workshop Resources

  • by mrjoe
  • April 22, 2014

A few short weeks ago I ran a day’s workshop on Psychology for Designers at the wonderful Smashing Conference in Oxford. I spoke about how… Read More »Psychology for Designers Workshop Resources

What next for behavioural economics?

  • by mrjoe
  • April 16, 2014July 15, 2014

A great read on the track record and future of behavioural economics. (buy my book to learn about the different types of psychology) What next… Read More »What next for behavioural economics?

Anchoring or How many police officers are in France?

  • by mrjoe
  • April 10, 2014

Really clever little study showing how anchoring works, useful for pricing on eCommerce sites. Anchoring or How many police officers are in France?

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Resources

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