Deliberation-without-attention effect: Food for thought (or not)?

[rebeccmeister]

The most recent issue of Science contains an article on an effect labeled the "deliberation-without-attention" hypothesis. Basically, researchers found that when people make simple decisions (like choosing between different towels or different sets of oven mitts), they make better decisions after conscious thought. In contrast, when people make choices about more complex matters (such as choosing between different houses or different cars), they make better decisions based on unconscious thought ("purchases of complex products were viewed more favorably").

On an entirely unrelated subject, the article about blogging that I linked to the other day makes me more conscious of the fact that if I don't post with some sort of regularity, my lj will disappear into internet oblivion. But what if I run out of new, interesting things to say? Then I suppose I must revert to popcultureicon's strategy, wherein Every Day is Repost Day.

Comments

[popcultureicon.livejournal.com]

i figure that between the rate of skimming among my lj friends, and the new friends who missed it the first two times, i have a pretty good shot of it being "new to you"

[popcultureicon.livejournal.com]

oh, and i have learned, after many hours wasted, that if i just grab the first candy bar that catches my fancy, i am just as happy because i have candy.

i used to spend minutes just standing there imagining how the candy would taste and feel in my stomach.