Comments on: Enforcing reverence & increasing mental acuity? http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/10/30/enforcing-reverence-increasing-mental-acuity/ Using design to influence behaviour Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:13:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Dan http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/10/30/enforcing-reverence-increasing-mental-acuity/comment-page-1/#comment-29282 Dan Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:52:11 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=152#comment-29282 That's a very interesting phenomenon, Greg - thanks for the information. (More on this effect <a href="http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/500005/">here</a>.) I wonder what the results would be in countries where the nodding/head-shaking imply the opposite (e.g. <a href="http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_450b.html">Bulgaria</a>)? I also came across <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3087674.stm">this BBC story</a> from a few years ago, which seems relevant both to this story, and to <a href="http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/09/07/transcranial-magnetic-stimulation/">remote manipulation of behaviour</a>. That’s a very interesting phenomenon, Greg – thanks for the information. (More on this effect here.)

I wonder what the results would be in countries where the nodding/head-shaking imply the opposite (e.g. Bulgaria)?

I also came across this BBC story from a few years ago, which seems relevant both to this story, and to remote manipulation of behaviour.

]]> By: Greg http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/10/30/enforcing-reverence-increasing-mental-acuity/comment-page-1/#comment-13214 Greg Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:02:25 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=152#comment-13214 This reminds me of the headphone head motion study... Briefly, they told subjects they were testing the ability of headphones to stay on the head during head movement... side to side, up and down, but while they did this they played persuasive speeches. Interestingly, the people who were instructed to nod their heads up and down were more likely to agree with the sentiment expressed in the persuasive speech when questioned later. So, perhaps not just the bowing position is important, but also the vertical lowering the head is key to inducing suggestibility This reminds me of the headphone head motion study… Briefly, they told subjects they were testing the ability of headphones to stay on the head during head movement… side to side, up and down, but while they did this they played persuasive speeches.

Interestingly, the people who were instructed to nod their heads up and down were more likely to agree with the sentiment expressed in the persuasive speech when questioned later.

So, perhaps not just the bowing position is important, but also the vertical lowering the head is key to inducing suggestibility

]]> By: Crosbie Fitch http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/10/30/enforcing-reverence-increasing-mental-acuity/comment-page-1/#comment-12741 Crosbie Fitch Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:39:47 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=152#comment-12741 Let me bow my head in respectful acknowledgement. I used your term today. 'Architectures of Control' http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/001086.html Thanks. ;-) However, your captcha is too small for my eyes (added to avoid duplicate). Let me bow my head in respectful acknowledgement. I used your term today.
‘Architectures of Control’
http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/001086.html

Thanks. ;-)

However, your captcha is too small for my eyes (added to avoid duplicate).

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