In “The Design of Everyday Things”, Don Norman points out that having a “push” sign on a door where the most natural action is to pull the door is a bad design.
Having a sign saying “do not take this survey” on a survey that would otherwise look like you should take it seems to be an extension of that.
(Reply to somewhat old post)
In “The Design of Everyday Things”, Don Norman points out that having a “push” sign on a door where the most natural action is to pull the door is a bad design.
Having a sign saying “do not take this survey” on a survey that would otherwise look like you should take it seems to be an extension of that.