nudges

Noun

nudge (plural nudges)

1. A gentle push.
   • give someone a nudge
2. (Internet) A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound.
3. The rotation by one step of a fruit machine reel of the player's choice.
   • Since the machine was showing two lemons and a cherry, I decided to try a nudge.
4. (behavioral economics) The use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence.
   • All this experimentation is yielding insights into which nudges give the biggest shove. One question is whether nudges can be designed to harness existing social norms. In Copenhagen Pelle Guldborg Hansen, founder of the Danish Nudging Network, a non-profit organisation, tested two potential...2012 March 24, “Nudge nudge, think think”, in The Economist

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