“I would in fact tend to have more confidence in the outcome of a democratic decision if there was a minority that voted against it, than if it was unanimous... Social psychology has amply shown the strength of this bandwagon effect.” IfsFactsSocialDecisionPsychologyEffectsDemocraticOutcomesMinoritiesSocial PsychologyBandwagon Author:Jurgen Habermas
“Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not.” IfsKnowsMenDoeTruthDecisionMistakePsychologyIncreaseFoundationHypocrisyMaking MistakesLive ByMemories Dreams ReflectionsWe All Make Mistakes Book:pt. 1. The archetypes and the collective unconscious Source: pt. 1. The archetypes and the collective unconscious
“Policy makers, like most people, normally feel that they already know all the psychology and all the sociology they are likely to need for their decisions. I don't think they are right, but that's the way it is.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayNeedsFeelsDecisionPsychologyPolicyMakersSociologyPolicy Makers Author:Daniel Kahneman
“My clinical psychologist wife of 40 years has always had a close intellectual influence on me. When I was beginning to talk openly in the economics profession about irrationality in decision-making, I received a lot of criticism. Ginny would support my views and remind me that a whole other profession - psychology - studies people's irrational sides.” PeopleYearsWholeSidesDecisionViewsSupportStudyPsychologyWifeInfluenceIntellectualEconomicsCriticismProfessionDecision MakingIrrationalPsychologistIrrationalityClinicalsClinical Psychologists Author:Robert J. Shiller
“What new psychology suggests, it's the factor that is top of consciousness at the moment before you make that economic decision that will win the day.” MomentsWinningDecisionConsciousnessPsychologyEconomic Author:Robert Cialdini
“Sometimes, if you want to change a man's mind, you have to change the mind of the man next to him first.” IfsMenWantMindFirstsSometimesChoicesNextDecisionPsychologyAttoliaKing Of Attolia Author:Megan Whalen Turner
“When children are allowed to help make family decisions, they tend to be much more supportive and happier with family life. Also when allowed to help make rules, they will follow them much closer than if rules are forced on them. All these add up to a happier home for all.” IfsChildrenHelpingHomeDecisionFamilyPsychologyAddFollowingHappyAllowingSupportiveFamily LifePsychiatrist Author:Rudolf Dreikurs
“Over the course of the years, I've learned [that] fashion is a fascinating business about selling magic. It is done on the backs of our optimism and our insecurity. It is as much psychology as commerce. But I've also learned that every day we make split second decisions about people based on their attire and those decisions can have powerful implications - see the story of Trayvon Martin and his hoodie. It's important for us to understand how fashion works and how we connect to it.” PeopleYearsImportantDoneStoriesInspirationCoursesDecisionPowerfulPsychologyMagicFashionOptimismSellingAfrican AmericanI've LearnedFascinatingInsecuritySplitsCommerceImplicationsAttireTrayvon MartinTrayvon Author:Robin Givhan