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Promises come at a price
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Be careful what you promise people. You are not just obliging yourself to keep your promises; other people will hold you to account for them as well. Dutch-sponsored researcher Manuela Vieth investigated how the behaviour ...
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Decisions, decisions: Feedback influences decision making
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 12, 2008 |
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Every day we are faced with a multitude of choices, but the majority of these fall into two categories: descriptive choice (based on what we are told) and experiential choice (based on our own personal experience). An example ...
The choice is ours
Apr 02, 2008 |
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The option to choose among several courses of action is often associated with the feeling of being in control. Yet, in certain situations, one may prefer to decline such agency and instead leave the choice to someone else ...
Internal choices are weaker than those dictated by the outside world
Feb 11, 2009 |
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The underlying sense of being in control of our own actions is challenged by new research from UCL (University College London) which demonstrates that the choices we make internally are weak and easily overridden compared ...
Are women voters more likely to vote for female candidates?
Mar 31, 2008 |
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The research, conducted by University of Wisconsin’s Kathleen Dolan, examined the National Election Study (NES) data, which provided information about voters’ reactions to female candidates and whether gender affinity was ...
Not buying it: Marketing messages may not work in uncommon situations
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Marketers like to talk about "priming" goals -- or sending subtle messages to encourage consumption. For example, thirsty people who encounter ads related to thirst tend to buy more beverages.
Nice guys can finish first and so can their teams
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever thought the other guy was a loser for giving his all for the team even if others weren't pulling their weight?
Conscious vs. unconscious thought in making complicated decisions
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 09, 2008 |
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When faced with a difficult decision, we try to come up with the best choice by carefully considering all of the options, maybe even resorting to lists and lots of sleepless nights. So it may be surprising that recent studies ...
Under Pressure: The Impact of Stress on Decision Making
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- We are faced with making decisions all the time. Often, we will carefully deliberate the pros and cons of each item, taking into consideration past experiences with similar situations before making our ultimate ...
Coke or Pepsi? Being distracted can make you more susceptible to ads
Apr 21, 2008 |
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A can of Coke next to the word "awesome"; a can of Pepsi next to a picture of a happy couple. Seem too basic to be effective advertising? Prior research has shown that reported attitudes towards brands are not affected by ...
Unnatural selection: Birth control pills may alter choice of partners
Oct 07, 2009 |
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There is no doubt that modern contraception has enabled women to have unprecedented control over their own fertility. However, is it possible that the use of oral contraceptives is interfering with a woman's ability to choose, ...
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