The illusion-of-truth effect states that a person is more likely to believe a familiar statement than an unfamiliar one. It seems that we are more likely to rate as true statements which we have previously heard, even if we don’t consciously remember having heard them, regardless of the actual validity of the statement. In some [...]
Communication and Relationships
The only man I know who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measurements anew each time he sees me. The rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them. – George Bernard Shaw
Information Medicine – a definition
The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind. – William Blake We need to exchange information with the others in order to live. We need to receive impressions – images, sounds, scents – in order to stay healthy. Any action we carry out is preceded by [...]
