Social media
When a popular Instagram personality promotes a brand’s new product line, they are acting as a(n) ___________________________, potentially swaying their followers’ purchasing decisions.
What is an influencer
Websites that make it difficult to cancel a membership or mislead you into making unintended purchases are using a design strategy known as a(n) ___________________________.
What is a roach motel
Ben is looking for a new jacket. What are two factors he should consider before choosing one to buy?
What are quality, price, reviews, craftsmanship, discounts/deals? (any combo of 2)
A(n) ___________________________ is when hackers break into a company’s system and steal private information such as customers’ passwords or credit card numbers.
What is a data breach?
This is Ms. Muell's first name
What are clothing, supplements, accessories, beauty supplies, etc.
This is one example of a dark pattern
What is a roach motel, hiding the unsubcribe link in a block of text, using color to trick users, ads made to look like they have something on them so users click when trying to get rid of it, creating a sense of urgency so people feel like they just missed out on something
These are 2 examples of subscriptions you or someone you know pay for each month
What is spotify, netflix, amazon prime, hulu, disney +, meal services, etc.
True or false: The most common type of identity theft is credit card fraud
What is true
This is Ms. Muell's middle name
What is Marie?
This is a sign you need to take a break from social media
What is impulse buying, constantly checking feeds, dealing with fomo, having trouble sleeping, or mood drops after scrolling
This is a result of falling for a dark pattern
What are paying for something you don't want, subsribing to something, spending time deleting a bunch of emails, etc.
What is making comparisons between the value, price, and quality of different items before deciding what to buy?
This is one way you can protect your personal information from identity theft
What is checking your credit report, freezing your credit, using a service to check for malware, enabling 2-factor authentication on your accounts
This is the dog's name in "The Grinch"
What is Max?
This is what it means to be an ethical consumer
What is buying things that are made in a way that does not negativaly impact people or the earth (sometimes not buying things at all)
This is an example of what kind of dark pattern:
You are tricked into sharing more information about yourself than you really intended to
(Named after Facebook’s founder)
What is privacy zuckering?
What is quality?
These are two major red flags that a situation is a scam.
What are requesting personal information, urgent need for money
This is how many people have walked on the moon.
What is 12?
Provide one reason why someone may find it hard to shop more ethically.
What is ethical choices are hard (some example of that)
These are 4 of the 6 methods of influence
What are authority, commitment and consistency, social proof, reciprocity, liking, and scarcity
This is the definition of retargeting
What is using your data and preferences to give you specific ads in hopes you buy more stuff
What is the federal trade commisson?
These are all 5 of our principles.
Who are Miehe, Ortman, Hildman, Winters, and Timmins