Cognitive Ease
Memory & Recognition
Cognitive Ease
The feeling of ease associated with processing information that is clear, familiar, and coherent. High cognitive ease increases liking, confidence, and perceived truthfulness.
Explained
- Things that are familiar, fluent, and easy to read feel truer and more trustworthy.
- Effort registers as risk, so friction quietly lowers confidence in whatever caused it.
- Clear typography, plain words, and predictable layouts all raise this sense of ease.
- When processing feels smooth, people like the experience and believe it more readily.
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