June 2012
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We think more rationally in a foreign language
Thought this was interesting - system 1 and system 2 thinking influences rational thinking when we think in a ‘foreign language’ (BPS Digest)
“The researchers aren’t entirely sure why speaking in a less familiar tongue makes people more “rational”, in the sense of not being affected by framing effects or loss aversion. But they think it may have to do with...
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Overcoming bystander effect by cueing self...
You see someone hurt in the street. Do you help them? Chances are the bystander effect will kick in and you wont, thinking that someone else will help.
So how do you overcome this? Research by van Bommel suggests that nudging people into a self-aware mindset (making people more aware of themselves within a public environment) will remind them of their social reputation and increase the...
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