cognitive-psychology-ux

Analyze UX interfaces for cognitive load, decision bias, and attention failures.

35|13|Updated Feb 14, 2026
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npx skills add https://github.com/phazurlabs/ux-ui-mastery --skill cognitive-psychology-ux
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Skill: cognitive-psychology-ux
Source: https://github.com/phazurlabs/ux-ui-mastery/tree/main/skills/cognitive-psychology-ux
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/phazurlabs/ux-ui-mastery --skill cognitive-psychology-ux

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you evaluate and improve interfaces using cognitive psychology, so you can reduce confusion, lower cognitive load, and make design decisions that match how people actually think and behave.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Laws of UX guidance: Apply principles like Fitts's Law, Hick's Law, Gestalt, and the Peak-End Rule to structure layouts, controls, and flows.
  • Bias-aware design critique: Identify cognitive biases, dark patterns, and decision traps that affect conversion, trust, and usability.
  • Neurodesign and attention strategy: Improve scanning, flow, feedback, and engagement in forms, onboarding, navigation, and product experiences.
  • Use case: Review a checkout flow, spot where users will hesitate or abandon, and rewrite the interaction to be clearer, faster, and more ethical.

Quick Start

Ask Claude to review your interface or product flow using the cognitive-psychology-ux skill and explain where users are likely to struggle, hesitate, or make mistakes.

Frequently Asked Questions about cognitive-psychology-ux

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I use cognitive psychology to reduce cognitive load in UX design?

Cognitive load in UX design is reduced by analyzing interfaces for attention failures and applying laws of UX, such as Hick's Law and Gestalt principles, to generate evidence-based layout and flow recommendations.

What is neurodesign and how does it improve user behavior in onboarding flows?

Neurodesign improves user behavior in onboarding flows by applying cognitive psychology to evaluate scanning patterns, feedback loops, and decision biases, resulting in clearer navigation structures and higher engagement.

How do I run a design critique to identify cognitive biases and dark patterns?

A design critique identifies cognitive biases and dark patterns by evaluating an interface against cognitive psychology principles, generating ethical guardrails and implementation-ready improvements to prevent decision traps.

Can I apply laws of UX like Fitts's Law and the Peak-End Rule to mobile checkout flows?

Yes, laws of UX like Fitts's Law and the Peak-End Rule apply to mobile checkout flows by analyzing cognitive load and perception issues to restructure controls, reduce hesitation, and prevent user abandonment.

Does cognitive psychology UX evaluation work for conversational interfaces and forms?

Cognitive psychology UX evaluation works for conversational interfaces and forms by analyzing attention failures and decision biases specific to those formats to produce evidence-based interaction improvements.

What is the best way to fix user hesitation and abandonment in a checkout flow?

The best way to fix user hesitation and abandonment in a checkout flow is to analyze the interface for cognitive load and decision biases, then rewrite the interaction using laws of UX to be clearer and faster.