There is a fair bit of psychology research on this topic.
Generally we don’t know why we make the choices we do. And we make up something plausible.
I can’t think of the two main researchers who headed this, but I do know them. Im sure it will come to me later. I’ll post a reply with a link. I know there is a wiki on their work too.
Before them there was this famous study, I believe it was in Germany in like the 60s.
They showed women 4 pairs of panty hose. And asked the women to pick the best ones. Like a product comparison.
Except all 4 pairs were identicle.
Most women choose the pair they handled first.
When asked the women said this paid was better. Had more elastic. Was thicker. Etc.
That sounds like Madness but it does remind me of documentary with those washermachine ball craze back when I was a child. Several humans said it improves their clothes and listed reason for it but the reality is it did nothing. Then they all backtracked when given evidence of no functional improvement. I always thought this had to be fake. But I guess humans truly can be like that. God i hope I dont do it myself.
daannii@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
There is a fair bit of psychology research on this topic.
Generally we don’t know why we make the choices we do. And we make up something plausible.
I can’t think of the two main researchers who headed this, but I do know them. Im sure it will come to me later. I’ll post a reply with a link. I know there is a wiki on their work too.
Before them there was this famous study, I believe it was in Germany in like the 60s.
They showed women 4 pairs of panty hose. And asked the women to pick the best ones. Like a product comparison.
Except all 4 pairs were identicle.
Most women choose the pair they handled first.
When asked the women said this paid was better. Had more elastic. Was thicker. Etc.
But that wasn’t true.
Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
That sounds like Madness but it does remind me of documentary with those washermachine ball craze back when I was a child. Several humans said it improves their clothes and listed reason for it but the reality is it did nothing. Then they all backtracked when given evidence of no functional improvement. I always thought this had to be fake. But I guess humans truly can be like that. God i hope I dont do it myself.
daannii@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Well we all do it a little bit.
But self reflection and honesty with ourselves definitely helps.