tag - psychology

Jul 19 2011
Colleen Jones posted by
Colleen Jones

3 Social Books Based on Science

Social is critical to spreading your content to the right people. Much is said about social. But, not much is worth reading about it. Until now...

100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People 
Susan Weinschenk summarizes insights from social science and wisely applies them to design.  Read More >

Aug 12 2010

What's the connection between clarity, creativity, and influence? Advertising legend William Bernbach sums it up:

"The truth isn't the truth until people believe you, and they can't believe you if they don't know what you're saying, and they can't know what you're saying if they don't listen to you, and they won't listen to you if you're not interesting, and you won't be interesting unless you say things imaginatively, originally, freshly."  Read More >

Mar 15 2010
Colleen Jones posted by
Colleen Jones

Psychology for the Web

How do you influence people online? Ben Scofield thinks it's by following key principles such as likeability and social proof.

"When we like people, we do what they want."  Read More >

Mar 02 2010
Colleen Jones posted by
Colleen Jones

We Find Negative Words Fast

War continues.

No sign of peace.

"Does our brain treat these two sentences differently, despite their identical meaning? A new study suggests it does...we are better at detecting words that carry negative meaning than those that are positive."  Read More >

Feb 07 2010
Colleen Jones posted by
Colleen Jones

How We Decide

To create content that influences people's decisions, we need to know how people decide.

"The science of decison-making remains a young science. Researchers are just beginning to understand how the brain makes up its mind....And yet, even at the dawn of this new science, it's possible to come up with a few general guidelines that can help us all make better decisions." 

Learn more from Jonah Leherer in How We Decide >  Read More >

Strategy. Content. Results.