http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2009/06/out_of_control_decis.html Out of control decision-making via Mind Hacks by vaughan on 6/19/09 I've just noticed that TED has recently put another talk online by the entertaining and thought-provoking behavioural economist Dan Ariely where he discusses why our feeling of being in total control of our decision-making may be false. We previously mentioned an earlier and similarly interesting TED talk on the psychology of cheating, but this one is more concerned with what we might call decision-making inertia, where the 'default' options or red herrings have a huge sway over our reasoning. This is despite the fact that most people are completely unaware of how irrelevant information has such a profound impact on our choices. Link to Dan Ariely TED talk on whether we're in control of our choices. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ShadowGovernment -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
