Thinking Traps
"All my friends have better lives than me."
All or Nothing thinking
Name some ways to avoid the design trick of notifications.
Turn off all non-essential notifications ● Set phone to Do Not Disturb during homework time ● Keep phone in another room when sleeping ● Only check notifications at certain times of day
What is a Filter Bubble
When apps and sites only show you information based on what you've liked before, creating a personalized view that might limit different perspectives.
"My friend didn't reply to my text. She's clearly mad at me." This is an example of?
Mind reading
Miguel finishes watching a YouTube video. A countdown appears, and another video starts playing automatically. He wasn't planning to watch another video, but now he's curious.
Autoplay and
Billy thinks that cats are better than dogs. His entire feed is praising dogs and hating cat videos. What is this an example of?
Confirmation bias
"I can't stop thinking about that one negative comment."
Negative Filter
Alexa gets a notification that her friend beat her high score in a game. When she opens the app, she sees: "You've played 5 days in a row! Play tomorrow to keep your streak alive!" (You need to name 2 design tricks.)
Streaks/Rewards and Notifications
Believing "everyone" thinks the same way, only consuming tailored content, and dismissing outside sources, failing to foster understanding or informed debate.
Echo chamber
"I was up late last night playing video games instead of studying for my test. I know I'm going to fail my test later today."
Fortune telling
What is a design trick, and what is a healthy habit? Please give an example of both.
Healthy Tech Habits
Turning off non-essential notifications
Design tricks
Feeling anxious if we can't check notifications
When we get news from our social media feeds, it often only tells us part of the story. Our friends -- and the website's algorithms -- tend to feed us perspectives we already agree with.
filter bubble
Can you name all the Thinking Traps?
All or Nothing, Fortune telling, Mind reading, Negative filter
Name all the Design Tricks
Infinite scroll, Autoplay, Notifications, Streaks/rewards, Pull-to-refresh, Personalized recommendations
Can you name all the bubbles that you can be trapped in?
Filter bubbles, Echo chamber, confirmation bias