Law of the Day | 0120
People tend to pay more attention to bad news — and it’s not just because we’re morbid. Social scientists theorize that it’s on account of our selective attention and that, given the choice, we perceive negative news as being more important or profound. We also tend to give more credibility to bad news, perhaps because we’re suspicious (or bored) of proclamations to the contrary.
‘The 12 cognitive biases that prevent you from being rational’
[x]#10694 fan zondag 20 januari 2013 @ 12:04:10
