Why We're Swayed by Bad Advice

  • Thomas Schultze-Gerlach

Press/Media: Research

Period01 May 2018

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  • TitleWhy We're Swayed by Bad Advice
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletPsychology Today
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date01/05/2018
    DescriptionEven useless tips can influence our thinking. Psychologist Thomas Schultze-Gerlach at the University of Goettingen found that students' estimates of distances were biased by pointers that were presented to them as unreliable. Why do we pay dubious advice any mind?
    URLhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/articles/201805/why-were-swayed-bad-advice
    PersonsThomas Schultze-Gerlach
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