tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post8599327260536369900..comments2024-03-18T15:42:43.140+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: More things to banEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-75587641966737479252015-01-20T21:21:07.935+13:002015-01-20T21:21:07.935+13:00I really lol'd at this one. For reals.I really lol'd at this one. For reals.phildonovannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-17590936371243700122015-01-07T21:57:01.440+13:002015-01-07T21:57:01.440+13:00"I can’t find the link for this, but negative..."I can’t find the link for this, but negatively phrased information can sometimes reinforce the positive version of that information"<br /><br />Amongst others Nathan Mikaere-Wallis (http://www.brainwave.org.nz/about-us/our-people/presenters/nathan-mikaere-wallis/) explains this on one of his DVD's in the context of child development. Apparently it has to do with how the brain processes language by associating visual images with words. Words like "don't" don't really register apparently.<br /><br /><br /><br />Telling a child "don't stand on that chair" gets processed as "stand chair". Pretty much explains why so many forms of regulation are so ineffective.Donaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-54549490411148312512015-01-06T18:29:07.576+13:002015-01-06T18:29:07.576+13:00It's also a nice illustration that a quoted 6....It's also a nice illustration that a quoted 6.7% excess rate translates to 4590 excess deaths out of 25 million -- ie, only about 0.2%Thomas Lumleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-44332056904554933622015-01-06T14:59:26.407+13:002015-01-06T14:59:26.407+13:00Akh, how did I manage to do that? Will fix.Akh, how did I manage to do that? Will fix.Eric Cramptonhttp://offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-61201416564188008942015-01-06T13:44:10.823+13:002015-01-06T13:44:10.823+13:00For the life of me I can't see any links to Sc...For the life of me I can't see any links to Scott's blog post. It's here: http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/06/22/social-psychology-is-a-flamethrower/Lukenoreply@blogger.com