Survivorship Bias
A cognitive bias that occurs when conclusions are drawn from a non-representative sample, focusing only on successful cases and ignoring failures.
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False Bottom
A design flaw where users mistakenly believe they have reached the end of the content due to a misleading visual cue.
POUR
Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust (POUR) are the four main principles of web accessibility.
Vanity Metrics
Metrics that may look impressive but do not provide meaningful insights into the success or performance of a product or business, such as total page views or social media likes.
Look Elsewhere Effect
A statistical phenomenon where a large number of hypotheses are tested, increasing the chance of a rare event being observed.
Irrational Escalation
The phenomenon where people continue a failing course of action due to the amount of resources already invested.
Technical Feasibility
The practicality of implementing a solution based on technical constraints and capabilities.
Hidden Costs
A dark pattern where additional costs are only revealed at the last step of the checkout process.
Semantic Barriers
Obstacles to effective communication that arise from differences in understanding the meanings of words and symbols used by the communicators.