{"id":63173,"date":"2018-04-09T17:50:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T21:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=63173"},"modified":"2018-04-09T17:53:02","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T21:53:02","slug":"the-psychology-of-choice-why-less-is-more-keepitusable-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2018\/04\/09\/the-psychology-of-choice-why-less-is-more-keepitusable-com\/","title":{"rendered":"The Psychology of choice: Why less is more [keepitusable.com]"},"content":{"rendered":"

From DSC:<\/span><\/em>
\nAs long-time readers of this Learning Ecosystems<\/em> blog know, I have posted the following graphic several times, believing that the learning-related “channels” in the future will offer us:<\/span><\/p>\n

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But after seeing the article below, I realized that I needed to further refine this perspective. Because it turns out that too much<\/span><\/em> choice is not necessarily a good thing. In fact, it can be paralyzing<\/strong> to us. Check out the following article to see what I mean.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Psychology of choice: Why less is more<\/strong><\/a> — from\u00a0keepitusable.com<\/p>\n

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Which stall are you most likely to buy from?<\/strong>
\nMost people think they would be most likely to buy a jar of jam from the stall selling 24, however, research has proved that you are much more likely to buy from the stall selling just 6 types of jam. These findings are from a research study that was conducted by Psychologists Iyengar et al. They found that when it came to buying the jam, 30% of people bought a jar at the stall that sold 6 types, but only 3% of people bought a jar at the stall selling 24 types.<\/p>\n

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