Does the consciousness of its irreversibility influence our choice? Psychologists Uzma Khan from Cornell University in Pittsburgh and Ravi Dhar from Yale University (USA) asked students to choose a movie to watch. Films that students described as “thinking and culturally uplifting” were considered “good” choices.
Does the consciousness of its irreversibility influence our choice? Psychologists Uzma Khan from Cornell University in Pittsburgh and Ravi Dhar from Yale University (USA) asked students to choose a movie to watch. Films that students described as “thinking and culturally uplifting” were considered “good” choices. The “bad” category included “superficial” and “stupid” films. Half of the students were allowed to choose only one painting, while the other half were told they could see another one later. It turned out that in the first case, students made a “good” choice more often than in the second. Indeed, when we can then correct our decision, we take it more lightly and choose, obeying momentary urges, but the realization that there will be no second chance makes the choice more serious.