The Actionable UX Podcast
The Actionable UX Podcast
Austin Acevedo
#5 Paradox of Choice
12 minutes Posted Aug 4, 2023 at 4:56 am.
, 11-26
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More options often cause decision paralysis, buyer’s remorse, and dissatisfaction. Help users make faster decisions by providing less choices.
 
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References:
Williams, Darrell. “What Is Hicks Law and How Can We Use It to Simplify Choices?: VWO.” Blog, 20 July 2023, vwo.com/blog/what-is-hicks-law-and-how-it-can-simplify-choices/.
Iyengar, Sheena S., and Mark R. Lepper. When Choice Is Demotivating: Can One Desire Too ... - UW Faculty Web Server, faculty.washington.edu/jdb/345/345%20Articles/Iyengar%20%26%20Lepper%20(2000).pdf. Accessed 4 Aug. 2023.
W. E. Hick (1952): On the rate of gain of information, Quarterly Journal of
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