Self-affirmation, cultural cognition and nutrition
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PyschologyToday.com published an article yesterday titled "Why Changing Somebody's Mind, or Yours, is Hard to Do." I maintain that understanding human behavior is under-appreciated when trying to relay nutritional messages to others, so periodically i'll update with articles like this. Knowing why people resist new information can be used to take a new approach, and hopefully become more self-aware of bias tendencies as well.
The article is worth the quick read; it discusses theories of self-affirmation Read more [...]