"When the cars were described as having “contacted” one another, the students estimated their speed..."

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:12:34 -0400

“When the cars were described as having “contacted” one another, the students estimated their speed to be thirty-two miles an hour, whereas another group estimated that the cars were travelling at forty miles an hour when they were described as having “smashed” one another. In a second experiment, fourteen per cent of participants incorrectly remembered seeing shattered glass when told that the cars “hit” one another, whereas thirty-two per cent of participants in a second sample made the same error when told the cars “smashed” into one another. If a single word can change how people remember an event they witnessed only minutes earlier, there isn’t much hope for eyewitnesses who recall, often months or years later, events experienced under stressful, distracted conditions.”

- The Surprising Psychology of How Names Shape Our Thoughts : The New Yorker (via slantback)

‘Amateur Rappers’ by The Burning Hell is my new jam.

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:16:12 -0400

‘Amateur Rappers’ by The Burning Hell is my new jam.

Scott Woods-Fehr

"When the cars were described as having “contacted” one another, the students estimated their speed..."

‘Amateur Rappers’ by The Burning Hell is my new jam.