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Wed Jun 08, 2016 6:15 am
Forum: Economics
Topic: economics stuff NOT on fb feed
Replies: 13
Views: 3036

Re: economics stuff NOT on fb feed

http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2016/06 ... -auckland/

good article about the stupidity of population ponzi's featuring the actual term population ponzi!
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Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:19 am
Forum: Economics
Topic: economics stuff NOT on fb feed
Replies: 13
Views: 3036

Re: economics stuff NOT on fb feed

http://startsat60.com/stories/living/ja ... ment-rates - a bit about the effect of visas on employment - some errors in it too, playing down the case against visas
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Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:40 am
Forum: Environment
Topic: enviro info NOT on fb feed
Replies: 4
Views: 1440

Re: enviro info NOT on fb feed

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Mon Jun 06, 2016 5:46 am
Forum: psychology
Topic: evidence to support that we arent rational or have total control over choice
Replies: 10
Views: 2231

Re: evidence to support that we arent rational or have total control over choice

http://www.spring.org.uk/2010/01/stereo ... inking.php

I would call this an anchoring or priming effect but regardless, its a pretty good illustration of how subtle factors can have an effect on decision making and actions.
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Mon Jun 06, 2016 5:27 am
Forum: psychology
Topic: evidence to support that we arent rational or have total control over choice
Replies: 10
Views: 2231

Re: evidence to support that we arent rational or have total control over choice

http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/11/10-pie ... nature.php

excellent link, 10 articles to good or popular experiments that shoot down our self notions
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Mon Jun 06, 2016 5:25 am
Forum: psychology
Topic: evidence to support that we arent rational or have total control over choice
Replies: 10
Views: 2231

Re: evidence to support that we arent rational or have total control over choice

http://www.spring.org.uk/2010/01/what-a ... wledge.php

how can we have total choice or rationality if we can't even 'see' some aspects of ourselves about which we must have choice??
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Mon Jun 06, 2016 5:20 am
Forum: psychology
Topic: evidence to support that we arent rational or have total control over choice
Replies: 10
Views: 2231

Re: evidence to support that we arent rational or have total control over choice

http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/12/when-situations-not-personality-dictate-our-behaviour.php situation versus personality in determining ppls behav, situational was far larger, supports notion that disadvantaged ppl act the way they do because of past disadvantage rather than some innate personality ...
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Mon Jun 06, 2016 4:52 am
Forum: psychology
Topic: evidence to support that we arent rational or have total control over choice
Replies: 10
Views: 2231

Re: evidence to support that we arent rational or have total control over choice

http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/12/how-other-peoples-expectations-control-us.php Of course we only have direct control over our own expectations of others, so one implication of this study is that by changing our expectations of others we can actually change their behaviour for worse or, should we ch...
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Mon Jun 06, 2016 4:42 am
Forum: psychology
Topic: evidence to support that we arent rational or have total control over choice
Replies: 10
Views: 2231

Re: evidence to support that we arent rational or have total control over choice

http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/11/the-chameleon-effect.php - this is about mimicry. If we are total conscious choice then how can we be copying someone's movements without even being aware of their movements or of our copying!? Better yet, with all this going on and no knowledge of it, why do we end...
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Mon Jun 06, 2016 2:41 am
Forum: psychology
Topic: evidence to support that we arent rational or have total control over choice
Replies: 10
Views: 2231

evidence to support that we arent rational or have total control over choice

http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/09/why-yo ... u-read.php

brilliant article about our default nature of beleiving what we read, with well constructed experiment to rule out other possibilities
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Sun Jun 05, 2016 4:23 am
Forum: psychology
Topic: The effects of negative people, emotions and info on self and others
Replies: 3
Views: 1144

Re: The effects of negative people, emotions and info on self and others

http://internal.psychology.illinois.edu/~ediener/Documents/Diener-Chan_2011.pdf http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-9690/scientific-proof-that-negative-beliefs-harm-your-health.html https://www.edge.org/conversation/social-networks-and-happiness https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/high-octane-women/201...
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Sun Jun 05, 2016 4:10 am
Forum: Economics
Topic: economics stuff NOT on fb feed
Replies: 13
Views: 3036

Re: economics stuff NOT on fb feed

very good and up to date explainer on gdp vs gdp per capita vs nominal gdp etc

https://theconversation.com/vital-signs ... -off-60344
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Sun Jun 05, 2016 3:40 am
Forum: psychology
Topic: The effects of negative people, emotions and info on self and others
Replies: 3
Views: 1144

The effects of negative people, emotions and info on self and others

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-source-healing/201202/the-long-lasting-effects-negative-information http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julie-chen-md/nocebo-effect_b_1277841.html http://news.health.com/2015/06/26/can-negative-thinking-make-you-sick/ http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-9690/scientific...
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Thu Jun 02, 2016 12:31 am
Forum: Economics
Topic: Economics stuff from facebook feed
Replies: 334
Views: 50985

Re: Economics stuff from facebook feed

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