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Behavioral psychology sketches

Explore sketches, drawings, and illustrations that simplify ideas related to Behavioral psychology.

Examples of variable rewards and their irresistible addictive power to get us hooked like the reward chest, email, and gamblingVariable RewardsWhat is a Public commitment pledge explanation - a soft commitment device shown by someone battling a desire to eat cookies with a public commitmentPublic commitment pledgeThe Fundamental Attribution Error illustration: a driver assuming someone is rude when they swerved in front of them rather than considering that they may have been running late and it been an accident - attributing character over contextThe Fundamental Attribution ErrorNormalisation of deviance: A person looks dubiously on at a building site which seems to be ignoring all the safety signs. (Normalization of deviance)The Normalisation of DevianceWhat is Self-serving bias example explained: two tennis players think on their contrasting fortunes, the winner proud of their athleticism (character), and the loser blaming the umpire (the situation).Self-serving biasWhat is attribution bias example explained: a parent consoling a child and correcting their attribution of winning and losing to the situation and actions not to personal traitsAttribution biasWhat is Groupthink: People acquiescing to the manager's and what they see as others' views during a meetingGroupthinkA sketch of extrinsic motivation with a donkey being followed by a man with a stick and in turn following a carrot that's strapped always just out of reachExtrinsic motivationSomeone asks to cut in line at the photocopier with a lame reason - but the favour and reason combo mean the person mindlessly compliesBecauseT-Shirts make a Team illustration: The group of people on the left have different coloured t-shirts and seem a bit lost. The group on the right are all wearing green t-shirts and they're celebrating success. What a team! T-shirts make a teamThe bystander effect: a lady sits dazed on the floor in a busy train station while others ignore her or walk on by — someone really ought to check she's okThe Bystander EffectThe paradox of choice: a poor soul confronted by a giant pizza selection raises their expectations, wonders about everything they're missing, anticipates getting it wrong and then blames themselves for picking the wrong oneThe paradox of choiceForcing function: a person is forced into getting into shape after signing up to a marathonForcing functionSurvivorship Bias illustration: two analysts observe bullet damage, depicted by red dots, on a fighter plane returning from battle. They propose that heavier armour is added to all aircraft in the most hit areas of the plane. A third onlooker wonders whether this surviving plane tells a different story in that it returned because the most vulnerable areas weren't hit. Maybe heavier armour should be added to those areas? Survivorship biasThe Boaty McBoatface effect: Someone holding up a poll for the naming of a boat which was vote-bombed to be Boaty McBoatface for a laughThe Boaty McBoatface effectWhat is Human Risk example: an enormous line of Mongol soldiers easily march through an open gate in the Great Wall of China as the two bribed guards take a nap. Human riskThe Abilene paradox: a family sets out on a trip to Abilene on a hot dusty day only to discover on the way back that none of them actually wanted to goThe Abilene paradoxImposter Syndrome illustration: even as an appreciative audience applaud, an award recipient at the rostrum on stage questions whether they actually deserve this recognition. Imposter syndromeThe power of streaks illustration: a task schedule is shown as a daily grid where all but the final 2 squares have been completed. The power of streaksAutonomy Mastery Purpose summary of Dan Pink's book DriveWhat drives us: autonomy, mastery, purposeThe Spotlight Effect illustration: two individuals greet one another, each illuminated by an intense spotlight as if on stage - and each secretly worry about how the other perceives their appearance.The spotlight effectWhat is The Effect Effect explained: two colleagues are left in no doubt as to the veracity of research presented to them because it has been labelled as an "effect". Indeed, one heads straight off to tell their friends about it. The Effect EffectThe Misattribution of Arousal illustration: a couple in the early stages of romance reflect on how excited they were to ride on a roller coaster together. Was the excitement due to each others' company or the roller coaster itself? Or maybe a bit of both? The misattribution of arousal9-enders (nine-enders) explanation: people approaching their 30s, 40s and 50s, examining their lives for meaning and setting off skydiving, running marathons and climbing Everest9-Enders (nine-enders)Buyer's remorse illustration: a customer hands over cash to a car dealer seemingly very excited about their new purchase. At the wheel of their new car as they drive away, they begin to question their decision. Buyer’s remorseWhat is The Singularity Effect explained: a line graph shows how the value of and compassion for saving a life quickly diminishes as the number of lives at risk increases. The singularity effectPsychic Numbing Illustration: A radio plays out the news headlines. The story about a young girl is met with empathy. Another story about thousands of people dying is met with apathy. Psychic numbingWhat is the Peak-end rule example: chart showing two experience lines, one with more downs that ends on a high that's remembered as better than the one that's more steady throughoutThe peak-end ruleGoldilocks Tasks: a spectrum where the challenge is not too easy, not too hard, but just right for flow and masteryGoldilocks tasksWhat is the IKEA effect example explained - sketch shows a person that put an IKEA table together by themselves, and although it's not a perfect build they still love it, because they put it togetherThe IKEA effectThe frequency illusion explained in a sketch with an expecting couple suddenly seeing babies everywhereThe frequency illusion: we notice what’s top of mindCognitive bias, heuristic, logical fallacy: hidden features of the mindGive gifts others can giveAn energised person at 9 am closely contemplates a file while at noon they're down to 'whatever'Don’t make important decisions on an empty stomachProspect theoryPrices written smaller seem more affordable examplePrices written smaller seem more affordableThe decoy priceThe Lake Wobegon EffectMental accountingThe Firehouse EffectSurvivorship Bias illustration: two onlookers enjoy the long-lasting, successful design of the fun, iconic Volkswagen Beetle car. One says to the other "They don't make them like they used to" - ignoring the fact that the product they see is undoubtedly the result of many failed prototype designs. Survivorship biasWhat is the Betty Crocker effect explained with an illustration about adding an eggThe Betty Crocker EffectSneaky cognitive biases: hindsight bias, loss aversion, recency biasThe Anchoring biasAnchoringHyperbolic discountingPresent biasWhat is The Generalised Peter Principle explained: the example of an overloaded car shows that anything that works will be used in progressively more challenging situations until it failsThe Generalised Peter PrincipleMaslow’s Hierarchy of needs
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