Did you know that by the mere act of washing your hands after making a tough decision, even a wrong decision - you can wash away the negative cognitive effects of your choice? "These findings indicate that the psychological impact of physical cleansing extends beyond the moral domain. Much as washing can cleanse us from traces of past immoral behavior, it can also cleanse us from traces of past decisions, reducing the need to justify them". Washing Away Postdecisional Dissonance. - Spike W. S. Lee and Norbert Schwarz, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan. Seems Old Pontius Pilate was on to something ..
Posted on: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 11:28:06 +0000
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