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Back to SearchThe Shape of Choice: What Hick’s Law Really Reveals About Decision Time
Season 1 Episode 13
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What happens when your design asks users to make too many choices? In this solo episode, we explore a deceptively simple principle wi…
1 year, 3 months ago
How to Visualize the Invisible: Metaphors, Models, and Meaning (with Stephen P. Anderson)
Season 1 Episode 12
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Explaining an abstract idea can feel easy—until you put pen to paper. In this episode, our host sits down with Stephen P. Anderson to…
1 year, 3 months ago
How Well Do Our Words Reflect Our Inside World? A psychological perspective on the limits of self-report, introspection, and understanding the human mind
Season 1 Episode 11
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How much can you trust what users tell you?
In this solo episode, we dive into one of the most slippery yet essential tools in UX rese…
1 year, 3 months ago
Disruptive by Design: Uncovering Game-Changing Insights (with Larry Marine)
Season 1 Episode 10
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Ever wonder how certain products feel inevitable the moment they appear—rearranging entire markets overnight? In this episode of The …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Why Behind Sample Size: How Many People Do You Really Need to Test With?
Season 1 Episode 9
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How many participants do you need to test in order to make valid research claims? In this episode, we dive deep into the science and …
1 year, 3 months ago
How to Decode Conversation: A Paradigm Shift in Qualitative Insight and Human Understanding (with Indi Young)
Season 1 Episode 8
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In this episode of The Design Psychologist, we dive deep into the world of qualitative research and human-centered design with legend…
1 year, 4 months ago
Why It Feels Right: Affordance and the Mind’s Hidden Expectations
Season 1 Episode 7
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Why do some products feel natural the moment you touch them—while others are baffling from the start?
In this episode, we explore the…
1 year, 4 months ago
Designing for Risk: What Aviation and AR Reveal about Attention, Disaster, and Human Factors (with Chris Wickens)
Season 1 Episode 6
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In this episode, Thomas interviews Dr. Chris Wickens, a pioneer in cognitive engineering and human factors, and they discuss how desi…
1 year, 4 months ago
How to Find the Next Big Idea: Deductive vs. Inductive Thinking in Product Research
Season 1 Episode 5
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How do you figure out what features to build into your design?
How do you get those magical insights that actually improve your produ…
1 year, 4 months ago
Design for Ease: The Psychology of Effort in UX Design
Season 1 Episode 1
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Imagine dragging a jammed suitcase through a crowded airport—frustrating, right? Now imagine that same experience happening in your a…
1 year, 5 months ago