🤥 Why We Lie, What Drives Trust, Squid Game, Attention Psychology
This month - why we keep scrolling on Facebook, what makes us lie and how many of us do.
The psychological reasons why Squid Game might not be THAT good and what drives trust and bargaining behaviours.
Find out how to use the psychology of attention in our 60-minute webinar.
If you'd like to understand the deeper motivations of your audiences and how you can practically and ethically address them, do get in touch.
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Read this article on CNN health - a clinical psychologist explains why we keep scrolling on Facebook - even when we think we’ve finished.
Dr. Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University explains how repeated dopamine hits of social media can make the body produce less of its own.
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Good news - it turns out most people are probably honest apart from “a few prolific liars”.
That is according to new research from University of Alabama at Birmingham. The study was led by Ph.D Timothy Levine, Ph.D., an expert in human deception who looked at what drives us to lie and how often we do.
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Squid Game may be good - but is it THAT good?
Psychology Today explains some of the psychological drivers behind popularity - including other people’s opinions - and how many other people think it’s popular.
Any the reasons why it's not easy to predict whether a TV show will be a success.
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Have a look at this study from Rojas, C.A., Cinner, J., Lau, J. et al.
Investigating trust and bargaining, they conducted a series of experiments in Chilean fishing communities, examining the drivers of different behaviours.
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Attention! (and how to get it)
Come to our 60-minute webinar on 25th November and learn how to use the psychology of attention for more impactful marketing.
We have a limited number of free places - so book yours now.
Feel free to bring cake.
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