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12 interesting insights when making deceptive interfaces.

About the insights
In this study, I explored different ways to make a typical donation interface more deceptive. The study involved 12 different deceptive interfaces that were measured and observed. These insights uncovers different interesting ways we can make our donation interfaces more deceptive, and their limitations.
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Insight 1
Chance mechanisms lose their appeal over time.
Insight 2
When people lack control over the donation amount, they won't donate, even if they would normally do so.
Insight 3
It is difficult to commit to a reward that is unpredictable.
Insight 4
In order to make people donate, closer friends are more influential.
Insight 5
People thought it was unlikely that everyone would do "good".
Insight 6
It is sometimes stressful when someone puts more effort into donating than you do.
Insight 7
Sometimes, it doesn't require a whole group but just one influence that explicitly explaining he donates.
Insight 8
Knowing that someone donated before you will make you feel more responsible to donate.
Insight 9
Choices can create is a sense of inferiority and a tendency to avoid easy options.
Insight 10
Adding a gift to a donation adds a sense of significance and effort.
Insight 11
Defaults are known as "acceptable" donations.
Insight 12
People feel more comfortable when they know what will happen to their donation.
Put these insights to use
Use one of the strategies to create your interface.
The Deceptive Interfaces Framework help designers create socially-acceptable interfaces using human biases, inspired from deception.
Made by Yuan Jie