The Power of Suggestion and Persuasion
In a German study it was found that blonde women performed intelligence tests more slowly after having read jokes that were about the supposed stupidity of blondes. The study of 80 women with various hair colors appeared to demonstrate how the suggestion (inaccurately) that blonde women are not as smart as others impacted the confidence of the blonde participants.
Whether we want to be or not, humans are highly suggestible creatures. (more…)