PSYCHOLOGY AND ELT – THE EFFECTS OF EXPECTATIONS How would you like a glass of beer? It’s tasty, well-chilled, refreshing and, perhaps more importantly – free! Not only that, you are also going to be given a choice! You can choose between beer A or beer B (beer B, the ‘MIT brew’ contains a secret ingredient!) You can taste them both and make your choice. Now think: would it make any difference if you knew in advance that this secret ingredient was in fact a drop of balsamic vinegar? Over to Professor Ariely now – just watch the video… youtu.be/jx2nfsdfgNo So what is the moral? Here it is: ‘Expectations Colour Experience’. How we perceive something depends on what we expect it to be like. And this doesn’t just have to do with food and drink… To read more about this phenomenon and its implications for teaching and ELT just click on the link below. wp.me/p3Y3b8-5
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 12:02:50 +0000
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