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Left-leaning estimations
The Globe and Mail: “If something has gone down in your estimation, check your stance,” says the New Scientist. “Leaning to the left encourages people to underestimate everything from the height of buildings to the
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Mind-Body Mindblower: Posture Affects Estimates
Scientific American: How many Michael Jackson songs do you think became Number 1 hits? How tall do you think the Eiffel Tower is? How good is your posture? Believe it or not, how you sit
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Körperhaltung trifft Entscheidungen
Men’s Health Denmark: Unsere Entscheidungsfindung hängt offenbar stark davon ab, zu welcher Seite unser Körper gerade geneigt ist. Wer mit leichtem Linksdrall ein Urteil fällt, soll zu einem anderne Ergebnis kommen, als im aufrechten oder nach rechts geneigten
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Want a pay raise? Keep on the right side of your boss
Express: Be careful to stand upright next time your boss asks you how much you should be paid. If you are leaning to the left you will be putting a lower value on your worth.
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Which Way You Lean—Physically—Affects Your Decision-Making
We’re not always aware of how we are making a decision. Unconscious feelings or perceptions may influence us. Another important source of information—even if we’re unaware of it—is the body itself. “Decision making, like other
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Baby eyes take longer to process movement
Deccan Herald: Researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that while infants can perceive flicker or movement, they may not be able to identify the individual elements within a moving or changing scene as
