47. Danger, Food, Sex, Movement, Faces, and Stories get the most attention

Here's what grabs attention the most: Anything that moves (for example, video or blinking) Pictures of human faces, especially if they are looking right at you Pictures of food, sex or danger Stories Loud noises      

DANGER, FOOD, SEX, MOVEMENT, FACES, AND STORIES GET THE MOST ATTENTION... It may not always be appropriate to use food, sex, or danger in your Web page or software application, but if you do they’ll get a lot of attention. Use images of up-close faces. Use stories as much as you can, even for what you think is factual information.  

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Caption: : Looking at food is something your brain cannot resist. “CDC Features.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 16 Nov. 2018, www.cdc.gov/features/turkeytime/index.html.