Evidence and claim boundaries

Research can inform a design without proving a product outcome.

This map shows how cited research relates to ChangeLoop 7. Each source has a supported-use statement and a limit statement so that citations are not stretched into guarantees.

Evidence rule: a study about a behavioral mechanism is evidence for discussing that mechanism. It is not automatically evidence that ChangeLoop 7 causes a lasting habit, works for every user, or produces change within seven days.

Source map

Implementation intentions: strong effects of simple plans

Gollwitzer, P. M. (1999). American Psychologist, 54(7), 493-503. DOI

SupportsLinking a specific situation to a specific response is a reasonable basis for small, concrete if-then actions.
Does not proveThat one generated plan will fit every user or that following it for seven days creates permanent change.

Implementation intentions and goal achievement: a meta-analysis

Gollwitzer, P. M., and Sheeran, P. (2006). Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 38, 69-119. DOI

SupportsUsing pre-specified cues and responses to help translate a goal into action.
Does not proveA universal effect size for this product, this audience, or any AI-generated method.

How are habits formed: modelling habit formation in the real world

Lally, P., van Jaarsveld, C. H. M., Potts, H. W. W., and Wardle, J. (2010). European Journal of Social Psychology, 40, 998-1009. DOI

SupportsRepeated behavior in a consistent context and the idea that habit development varies by person and behavior.
Does not proveThat seven days is enough to form a habit. ChangeLoop 7 uses seven days as a review cadence, not a formation deadline.

Effective techniques in healthy eating and physical activity interventions

Michie, S., Abraham, C., Whittington, C., McAteer, J., and Gupta, S. (2009). Health Psychology, 28(6), 690-701. PubMed

SupportsSelf-monitoring as one useful component when combined with other behavior-change techniques in the studied intervention context.
Does not proveThat a Done or Not done signal alone is sufficient, or that findings from health interventions transfer unchanged to every product use.

Psychology of habit

Wood, W., and Runger, D. (2016). Annual Review of Psychology, 67, 289-314. DOI

SupportsDesigning around repeated responses and recurring contexts rather than relying on motivation alone.
Does not proveThat software-generated tasks automatically become habits or that all repeated behavior is beneficial.

How the research maps to the product

Small, explicit action

A weekly method is translated into a concrete current-day task rather than a vague intention.

Stable cue and fallback

The execution framework can specify when the action happens and a smaller fallback if the main action is missed.

Minimal monitoring

Done or Not done records a behavioral signal without requiring daily essays, recordings, or uploads.

Weekly correction

The review updates the next cycle instead of treating one plan as permanently correct.

What still requires product-specific evidence

ChangeLoop 7 still needs its own data before making claims about completion rates, retention, sustained behavior change, comparative effectiveness, or outcomes for any population. Testimonials, reviews, and case studies must be authentic, attributable where appropriate, and presented with their limitations.

No source on this page supports a claim that users will change in seven days. No source converts ChangeLoop 7 into therapy, medical treatment, or professional advice.

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