When there is a reason to work not at full strength, we willingly use it. Psychologist Ryan Johnson from the University of Florida (USA) conducted an experiment with two groups of students: they were seated in noisy rooms, where the hum of the crowd was imitated, and they were asked to write down as many ways as possible to use such an object as a knife.
When there is a reason to work not at full strength, we willingly use it. Psychologist Ryan Johnson from the University of Florida (USA) conducted an experiment with two groups of students: they were seated in noisy rooms, where the hum of the crowd was imitated, and they were asked to write down as many ways as possible to use such an object as a knife. Students in one group were given to understand that they were not expected to perform well because of the noise that interfered with their concentration. As a result, they did a much worse job than those who did not receive such an excuse. According to psychologists, it was not the background noise itself, but the attitude to it as a mitigating circumstance that had a negative impact on performance.