Tag Archives: psychology

Dad convinces kid to walk by using reverse psychology

April 16, 2011 @ 10:53 am

Haha, this cute little kid wants to take the car but his dad insists that they walk. They end up in a YES/NO word battle, so what does the dad do? He switches the YES/NO around and makes the kid … Continue reading →

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Dark Patterns: user interface designs that purposely trick us

September 16, 2010 @ 9:55 pm

I’m having a grand ‘ole time reading this site called Dark Patterns. The site collects a bunch of examples of user interface design that are purposely meant to trick its users into doing something that they wouldn’t normally be ok … Continue reading →

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A rat on a cat on a dog

March 5, 2009 @ 8:28 pm

Gregory Pike in San Francisco has been independently studying animal psychology for several years and he’s managed to train a dog, a cat, and a mouse to be friendly with each other. It’s not a hard thing to do I … Continue reading →

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