People make more objective decisions in the dark

It is difficult to decide on something? Turn svet



Some decisions can be very difficult to accept: you can consider them on all sides, weigh the pros and cons, but did not find the right answer. To help in this can, oddly enough, darkness: scientists claim that simply turning off lights reduces the emotional intensity, which allows difficult decisions to preserve the diversity of thought.

According to a new study by scientists at the University of Toronto, both positive and negative human emotions are felt more intensely in bright light. Alison Jing Xu, assistant professor of management and Aparna Labro from Northwestern University conducted a series of studies to examine the unusual paradox lighting and human emotions.



Previously, many studies have shown that the sunny days contribute to a good mood and cloudy - depressed. Xu said that, according to their data, on sunny days, people in depression plunged into depression even more, as a bright light increases the initial emotional response to something.

Most of the small daily decisions are taken in bright light, but the researchers found that the absence of light, or at least muted lighting can help people make more rational decisions and easier to productive negotiations.

via factroom.ru