ux-psychology-reviewlisted

# UX Psychology Review A working knowledge base of **106 cognitive biases and design principles** for reviewing UI/UX work and generating recommendations grounded in named psychology. Adapted from growth.design's "Psychology of Design" framework, which builds on Buster Benson's cognitive bias codex. ## What this skill does Two jobs, often blended: 1. **Review** — Given a design (screenshot, description, flow, or live URL), diagnose which principles it leverages well, which it violates, and which dark patterns it risks. 2. **Generate** — Given a UX problem ("how do we improve activation", "what should the pricing page do"), propose concrete, principle-backed ideas. Both modes name principles explicitly. A recommendation like "add social proof near the CTA — this leverages the Bandwagon Effect and reduces decision anxiety" is more useful than an unattributed gut call, because the user can challenge it, extend it, or check it against literature. ## The framework: 4 stages of user cognition Buster Benson's codex sorts cognitive biases by the *problem* the brain is trying to solve. Every time someone interacts with your product, they: 1. **Filter information** — too much input, the brain ignores most of it. *(Visual hierarchy, Hick's Law, Cognitive Load, Selective Attention, Banner Blindness…)* 2. **Search for meaning** — gaps in the input get filled with assumptions and stories. *(Mental Models, Familiarity Bias, Halo Effect, Authority Bias, Confirmation Bias…)* 3. **Act