http://www.productivity501.com/the-rat-experiment/30/ Pieces of the productivity puzzle. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:02:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.productivity501.com/the-rat-experiment/30/comment-page-1/#comment-84043 Mark Shead Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:36:08 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=30#comment-84043 @Sylvia - It was a rather controversial post, but check out <a href="http://www.productivity501.com/6-ways-to-appear-smarter/343/" rel="nofollow">6 Ways to Appear Smarter</a> for some ideas. @Sylvia – It was a rather controversial post, but check out 6 Ways to Appear Smarter for some ideas.

]]> http://www.productivity501.com/the-rat-experiment/30/comment-page-1/#comment-84037 Sylvia Rollins Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:27:07 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=30#comment-84037 I would LOVE to know how to " nurture positive impressions of yourself with those around you" ! I would LOVE to know how to ” nurture positive impressions of yourself with those around you” !

]]> http://www.productivity501.com/the-rat-experiment/30/comment-page-1/#comment-48180 BillinDetroit Wed, 28 May 2008 02:50:45 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=30#comment-48180 Yeah ... I was in the other group. IQ of 147 and I could barely break a "C". Yeah … I was in the other group. IQ of 147 and I could barely break a “C”.

]]> http://www.productivity501.com/the-rat-experiment/30/comment-page-1/#comment-40384 patricia Wed, 14 May 2008 18:05:38 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=30#comment-40384 This type of experiment was done in a school several years ago, where the teacher was told a certain group had a higher IQ and thus those kids did better... This type of experiment was done in a school several years ago, where the teacher was told a certain group had a higher IQ and thus those kids did better…

]]> http://www.productivity501.com/the-rat-experiment/30/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Brent Edwards Sat, 05 Nov 2005 02:36:19 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=30#comment-33 There was an experiment done at the University of Iowa a few years ago where people were give two hearing aids to wear for a month each and evaluate. They were told that one set was new digital aids and the other set was old analog aid, while both aids were identical. You can guess the outcome, an overwhelming preference for the digital aids with comments like, "Even my wife noticed that I hear better with these digital aids," and "The sound quality is incredibly better with the digital aids!" To me, all this means is that marketing works. There was an experiment done at the University of Iowa a few years ago where people were give two hearing aids to wear for a month each and evaluate. They were told that one set was new digital aids and the other set was old analog aid, while both aids were identical. You can guess the outcome, an overwhelming preference for the digital aids with comments like, “Even my wife noticed that I hear better with these digital aids,” and “The sound quality is incredibly better with the digital aids!” To me, all this means is that marketing works.

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