Defaulting
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What is Defaulting?
Defaulting means setting a pre-selected option so the user has to opt out rather than opt in. Because most people stick with whatever is already selected, this single design choice can dramatically shift outcomes, such as organ donation rates or retirement plan enrollment. It works because taking no action is the path of least resistance for most users.
Free resources to learn Defaulting
- ArticleThe Power of Defaults
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Defaulting: common questions
Can I learn Defaulting in Hindi?
This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Defaulting in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.
Is this Defaulting tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 14 of 93 in the free UX Design roadmap, in stage 3, Cheating. If you are new to UX Design, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.