tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195135246107166251.post2874247659060782299..comments2023-05-08T07:04:09.641-07:00Comments on Neopythonic: Scientists Discover That Hidden Persuaders Are RealGuido van Rossumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821714508588242516noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195135246107166251.post-31199659523453326762011-01-17T06:10:07.469-08:002011-01-17T06:10:07.469-08:00By the way, you have to stop using 'american&#...By the way, you have to stop using 'american' to mean people from United States. America is big continent and it is not yours.Diogo Terrorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803458376186111346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195135246107166251.post-7054075574300388732010-07-11T02:06:57.913-07:002010-07-11T02:06:57.913-07:00I am currently working on my Doctoral in behaviora...I am currently working on my Doctoral in behavioral psychology with an emphasis on criminal theory and agree with your blog 100 percent. Our mind can not be simplified into a purely linguistic category, our mind is probably much more complex than that.<br />Michael ClarkUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17877248410162015937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195135246107166251.post-82260555399823171832009-11-20T01:52:31.205-08:002009-11-20T01:52:31.205-08:00The psychological motivators in persuasion have be...The psychological motivators in persuasion have been documented for some time. Without a doubt, the seminal (and, IMO, far and away best) book on the subject is Robert Cialdini's <i>Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.</i> Cialdini is a (now retired) social psychologist from Arizona State U. He finds six major motivators by which persuasion is affected by sales people, marketers, and the like. Lakoff's reference to empathy shows up in two different principles: reciprocation and likability. Cialdini doesn't dive into the neuroscience behind the motivators but shows how they work empirically with abundant references to supporting research.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02663750048747338054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195135246107166251.post-76940627056689349832009-09-01T17:54:39.893-07:002009-09-01T17:54:39.893-07:00To really make it a science I believe that some ne...To really make it a science I believe that some neurology would have to been involved, and no book would have to be read, but rather a scientific paper.<br /><br />One of my goals in life is to create a series of videos (now that it is the most popular media among internauts) in which I complain about what these hidden persuaders have inflicted upon humanity.Gabriel Hasbun-Comandarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16012484832603417778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195135246107166251.post-33938296619170586582009-08-07T09:58:07.814-07:002009-08-07T09:58:07.814-07:00There is the Dan Ariely book "Predictably Irr...There is the Dan Ariely book "Predictably Irrational" where it describes some experiments about the irrational decisions we make, and there are also some of his papers available online (http://web.mit.edu/ariely/www/MIT/papers.shtml), that make an interesting read.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469268072422371829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195135246107166251.post-19251194148055506602009-07-28T06:50:09.934-07:002009-07-28T06:50:09.934-07:00Well, there may be some recent scientific research...<i>Well, there may be some recent scientific research that confirms that most people are not so good at rational decision making,...</i><br /><br />I would recommend a book called Stumbling on Happiness (by Daniel Gilbert). It is about why people are so bad in making decisions. There is also audiobook, narrated by the author.vsghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13059015498368067048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195135246107166251.post-39150858122024371872009-07-24T06:08:48.137-07:002009-07-24T06:08:48.137-07:00I've recently been reading an online book call...I've recently been reading an online book called <a href="http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~altemey" rel="nofollow">The Authoritarians</a>. The author, a psychology professor at the University of Manitoba, has been doing studies on authoritarian personality types for quite a number of years. It fits pretty well into the U.S. red/blue divide and I see the same sort of divisions in the computer world as well. Actually, in any organization.<br /><br />His studies tend to be a little small and narrow which render broad conclusions somewhat perilous. But he does blend a fair amount of hard numbers very nicely with readable text.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Gary Godfrey<br />Austin, TX USAGary Godfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334836194124587737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195135246107166251.post-3910291004591061152009-07-22T16:56:08.780-07:002009-07-22T16:56:08.780-07:00Lakoff is more interesting as a linguist than he i...Lakoff is more interesting as a linguist than he is as a philosopher. I liked his early book "Metaphors We Live By" more than his political stuff.Talinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160561365552764247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195135246107166251.post-5256499562593915902009-07-22T16:42:21.787-07:002009-07-22T16:42:21.787-07:00Guido, I bet you'd enjoy "Mistakes Were M...Guido, I bet you'd enjoy "Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts", by Tavris and Aronson. You'll have to accept that "social science" /is/ "science" ;-), but if you can get over that hurdle it's a fascinating read.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15023674227978538137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195135246107166251.post-48117817770441996442009-07-22T16:34:10.241-07:002009-07-22T16:34:10.241-07:00It's not in vogue these days but I'm a big...It's not in vogue these days but I'm a big fan of Gestalt psychology. I see some resemblance in the author's reasoning to the way that Reification and Prägnanz principles in Gestalt explain how perception works in the brain by preferring symmetry and closure in problem solving. These work at a higher level, too, I think. But trying to make the leap to physical representations in the brain is a bit dodgy without some deep physical science. When I teach programming languages, I employ Gestalt principles in my lesson plans with very good results. Focusing on what we Gestalt proponents call reproductive thinking leads to truly new ideas only after many, many repetitions of basic concepts that create the dotted lines upon which the laws of proximity and closure allow the brain to fill in the gaps. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.W. Kevin Hazzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197834169312774415noreply@blogger.com