8 proven ways to manipulate people

We tend to think that our thoughts belong to us, and only us, and, therefore, all the decisions we make on their own. But psychologists have long known: there are plenty of ways to manipulate people, based on our deep conviction in his own sanity. < Website publishes a selection of ways to manipulate someone, that tested the effectiveness of scientists.



1. Facebook handles your mood h3> The largest gay planet recently conducted an experiment on human beings. Facebook team EdgeRank change the settings so that some users have seen mostly negative posts, others - positive. It turned out that the emotions of other people, we read the posts to Facebook, a strong influence on our mood. Researchers believe that online communication in social networks is largely formed the emotional state in which they live their posters.

2. Stories convincing facts h3> Experienced con artists know that you want to convince someone that they are right - tell the story. They are better remembered than lists of facts, and have a greater impact on listeners and readers. Researchers also know that science fiction has to have a greater impact than the articles in scientific journals, it is for this very reason.

It is for this reason that we refuse to quit smoking, despite all the arguments of the doctors, because our grandfather smoked all his life and lived for 90 years.

3. Subliminal messages work h3> It is necessary to take our minds some interesting content, as we hardly know how to filter messages in tickers, banners and all sorts of advertisements. Subliminal messages work well proved by researchers from the Netherlands.

4. The smartest of us always believe authoritative sources h3> The smarter people think to yourself, the easier it is to trust the information from sources that are considered authoritative. For this reason, people are easily fooled if some of the facts of the screen will say "Professor", "doctor", "priest" or "expert».

Social psychologist Stephen Greenspan believes that intelligence of any person subject to the strong influence of social pressure. If a lot of people consider someone credible, we are more likely to also be considered it as such.

Another good way to gain the trust of the people - to convince them that, using the new information or supporting a new idea, they become richer.

5. Fonts credible h3> In 2012, the NewYork Times columnist Errol Morris proved that people are more inclined to trust the information that comes to them in the form of text with good font. This may seem strange, but the handwriting and text messages do influence what people believe or not the message across.

6. We are inclined to commit crimes that make our friends and neighbors h3> It's simple: there is strong evidence that the crime rate is increasing faster in those areas where it is above average. Teen easier to break another window in the house when he saw the broken glass in the neighborhood. In areas where there is graffiti on the walls of the new figures appear in a few weeks if they had not paint over.

The same, by the way, happens, and when we hurt ourselves. Slightly beaten, or even scratched the cover on the phone do so unconsciously we want to destroy it quickly.

7. The size of the plates influences the amount eaten h3> The larger the plate, with which we eat, the more we normally eat. People accustomed to large cutlery eat for dinner almost 13% on average, more than those who eat from smaller plates. The average size of the plates used by the Americans in the past 15 years has grown by 25%, which is surprisingly coincided with an epidemic of obesity in the developed world.

8. Colors affect all h3> Experienced marketers and business people know that consumer behavior in the store can be seriously affected, just paint the walls of its interior. Warm colors like brown and red, cause us to physically feel safer. If the color of the walls of the hypermarket, there is a good chance that you will buy more than you need. Or at least spend more time indoors than planned.

Use cool colors interior design saves on air conditioning. If the plate has the same color as the main dish, you eat more.

In 2000, in Glasgow, we conducted an experiment to replace the usual light of street lamps on the lights, favoring blue tint. Blue, as scientists believe, has a calming effect. Crime in the areas in which replaced the lamp lanterns, declined sharply. This same pattern was followed by Japan. There even have calculated that the blue street lamps reduces the number of serious crimes by 9%.

Blue lights in the subway train platform reduces the number of suicides.



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