Facebook used us as a guinea pig! - it allowed researchers to manipulate your mood, (January 11–18, 2012 and x) Over 689,003 people were manipulated and abused for research. Did people agree to participate?? Of course this experiment is important because it shows how you can manipulate peoples minds and moods. BUT… But if feels really foul and ugly. quote from the research: The experiment manipulated the extent to which people (about 689,003 of us! S.D.) were exposed to emotional expressions in their News Feed Researchers looked at infecting (contagion) people with specific moods: Quote: We show, via a massive (N = 689,003) experiment on Facebook, that emotional states can be transferred to others via emotional contagion, leading people to experience the same emotions without their awareness. (!!! SD) We provide experimental evidence that emotional contagion occurs without direct interaction between people (exposure to a friend expressing an emotion is sufficient), and in the complete absence of nonverbal cues. links to the research paper full text: pnas.org/content/111/24/8788.full) Link to article in independent independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/facebook-manipulated-users-moods-in-secret-experiment-9571004.html
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 07:28:11 +0000
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