Leverage Loss-Aversion
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What is Leverage Loss-Aversion?
Loss-aversion is the tendency for people to feel the pain of losing something more strongly than the pleasure of gaining something equivalent. Designers use this by framing messages around what a user stands to lose, such as "don't lose your progress" instead of "keep your progress," which tends to be more motivating. It is a common technique in subscription cancellation flows and limited-time offers.
More in stage 10: Measuring the Impact
- Measuring the Impact
- Tell User what the Action is and ask for it
- Clear the Page of Distractions
- Make it Clear, Where to Act
- Behavior Change Games
- Decision-Making Support
- Gamification
- Goal Trackers
- Reminders
- Social Sharing
- Tutorials
- Planners
- Make UI Professional and Beautiful
- Deploy Strong Authority on Subject
- Be Authentic and Personal
- Deploy Social Proof
- Gather Lessons, Prioritize & Integrate
- Multivariate Testing
- Incremental A/B Testing
- Prime User-Relevant Associations
- Avoid Direct Payments
- Avoid Choice Overload
- Avoid Cognitive Overhead
- Use Peer Comparisons
- Use Competition
- Frame Text to Avoid Temporal Myopia
- Remind of Prior Commitment to Act
- Make Commitment to Friends
- Make Reward Scarce
- Elicit Implementation Intentions
- Default Everything
- Lessen the Burden of Action / Info
- Deploy Peer Comparisons
Leverage Loss-Aversion: common questions
Can I learn Leverage Loss-Aversion in Hindi?
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Is this Leverage Loss-Aversion tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 83 of 93 in the free UX Design roadmap, in stage 10, Measuring the Impact. 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.