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Von Restorff Effect

Overview

The Von Restorff effect, also known as The Isolation Effect, predicts that when multiple similar objects are present, the one that differs from the rest is most likely to be remembered.

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Key Takeaways

  1. Make important information or key actions visually distinctive.

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Origins

The theory was coined by German psychiatrist and pediatrician Hedwig von Restorff (1906–1962), who, in her 1933 study, found that when participants were presented with a list of categorically similar items with one distinctive, isolated item on the list, memory for the item was improved.

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Further Reading

  1. Psychology in Design (Part 1)

    Andri Budzinskiy | Medium.com

  2. The Psychology Principles Every UI/UX Designer Needs to Know

    Thanasis Rigopoulos | Marvel

  3. Von Restorff Effect on Wikipedia

    Wikipedia