Psychological Principles Index
1. Maintain Contiguity of Stimulus and Response
2. Be Forgiving
3. Repetition Increases Retention
4. Reinforce Positive Responses, Then Elaborate
5. Make it Memorable
6. Design for Short-Term Memory
7. Design for Long-Term Memory
8. Design for Functional Memory
9. Use Familiar Organizational Techniques
10. Sequence Material in Familiar Ways
11. Introduce the Topic in an Interesting and Challenging Way
12. Focus on Higher-Order Learning
13. Use Examples
14. Encourage Goal-Setting and Strategies
for Controlling Success
15. Provide Shortcuts Through Familiar Areas
16. Link Psychological Goals to Physical Controls
17. KISS
18. KILL
19. Know Your Audience
20. Respect Differences in Learning Styles
21. Stimulate the Recall of Prerequisites
22. Provide "Wait Time" Between Topics
23. Provide Answers to Metacognitive Queries
24. Make Use of the Pleasures of Electronic Media
25. Learn from Computer Games
26. Use "Real-World" Metaphors
27. Define Metaphors Clearly
28. "See & Point" Rather Than "Remember & Type"
29. Be Consistent
30. Allow Successful Transfer of Rules
31. Choose the Active Voice for User Messages
32. Avoid Spatio-Temporal Language
33. Provide Closure
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