Is it true that we have to decide something based on data? Not so according to Science research. Some strange things can affect your decision-making. The following are these things.
Time
The more decisions you make, your mentality will be even tired and will experience a decision of Fatigue. Like exhausted athletes because of excessive exercise, humans can also be mentally tired even when they are given a mild task. Fatigue decides or decision Fatigue is not always related to the difficulty of the decision, but with the number of decisions made.
In a day we can make dozens even hundreds of simple decisions like clothes used, food eaten, want to ride what vehicle, want to listen to what music, and so on. One by one the choice further reduces our ability to decide so that our mind will be tired in when afternoon or evening.
The important difference between physical and mental fatigue lies in your awareness of the fatigue experienced. You can realize your physique who is getting tired, but you will never be aware of your mental fatigue.
Desire to toilet
Have you ever dealt with a very difficult decision? Decisions that can improve or damage your career, your relationship or change your life forever? Do you know what to do? The answer stops going to the toilet.
Mirjam Tuk Won, a Dutch scientist, studied how the bladder could influence our behavior positively. The research shows people who want to toilet be able to wait for greater results for a longer period.
In a study, a group of volunteers drank 5 cups of water while other groups took 5 cups of water with smaller volumes. After 40 minutes (the estimated water time reaches the bladder), the participant's self-control is tested. They are given the choice to receive $ 16 tomorrow or 30 $ in 35 days. On average from participants who want to toilet choose greater results than those who drink a little.
This research also has a relationship when you are pressed. People tend to think more actively while being urged and able to make decisions both rational and irrational depending on the state of the person.
Emotion / Anger
Did you know that anger can affect your decision? Wesley Moons, a psychologist from the University of California and his colleague Diane Macke conducted several studies of how anger could influence the decision.
In the first test, a group of angry students (due to debate with their group) were placed next to a group of calm students. Then they were told to read two types of arguments, which were interesting and weak, designed to convince them that students have good financial habits. A strong argument quotes data and facts, while the weak do not.
On the next test, one of the groups was told that the two arguments were made by organizations experienced in the financial sector, while the other group was told that these arguments were made by medical organizations that were inexperienced in the financial sector. Angry students proved that anger made them better and more analytical decision-makers. Even though the third test, it is proven that anger can change people who are normal to become intelligent thinkers.
Too much choice
Will too many choices help you make a decision? Not according to Science. It is precisely you will easier to decide and be satisfied with the results when limiting with several choices.
A study was conducted to see how many choices can affect someone's decision. The study pays attention to people's reactions when choosing chocolate candy. Most people like to choose 30 chocolate compared to 6 chocolate (because for them the more choices mean greater). As a result, the person who chose fewer brown counts was happier with their decision and had a big chance to eat the chocolate back.
Instinct
Your subconscious turns can decide faster than your conscious / mind. Leipzig researchers analyzed the brain's ability before deciding, concluded that simple decisions were easily decided when we realized, while complicated decisions did not.
In several experiments, the researchers found that our minds could easily identify good cars based on the description of their simple features. But when it becomes more complex, instincts work will be better in choosing an impressive car. The same thing happens when shopping.
Around you
Many reports in recent years show that the environment where someone decides will affect who and what they choose. For example, if you choose in the church, you will choose things that are more conservative than usual. You will not side with abortion and same-sex marriage. Other studies found that if you choose the school, you will become more positive to respond to ideas. The surrounding environment is also not just about the location where you decide the choice, but also the atmosphere around you. For example, when the atmosphere in your neighborhood is conducive to critical thinking about choices, the decisions that are made will be better.
Temperature
It turns out that the temperature or temperature has a big influence on your decision. This is evidenced by the study conducted by Lawrence Williams psychologist about how temperature affects decisions is increasing. In the study, participants were asked to hold a hot glass or cold glass and give their opinions. Through the study, it can be concluded that participants who hold hot glasses are warm and able to get along with people who hold cold glasses.
In the next experiment, feeling a hot object also makes volunteers more generous. The warmer temperature in your environment, you will believe more in strangers, give a tip to the waiter, even make high-risk investments.
The tempo of Music Background
Listen to rock music when learning will interfere with your concentration.
Is that right? No. Science says something different. Do you believe that listening to music with a fast tempo will help you make better decisions than music with a slow tempo?
A study in January 2009 examined the effects of music Tempo on performance and decision making. The results of participants who listen to music can quickly decide better and accurately when faced with problems than those who listen to music with a slow tempo.
Video Games
Video games have a bad reputation in the eyes of most people. Video games are often blamed for obesity or increasing crime rates. Without overriding the existing facts, it turns out that video games have provided a good positive effect even though it is still debated, namely helping gamers make better and more accurate decisions.
Scientists from the University of Rochester have found the fact that Video Games Action trains people to make good decisions faster. These genre video games not only develop high sensitivity to the world around them but can also do some things better.
In the journal Current Biology, a study was carried out on a group of 18-25 years old people who rarely play computer games. They are divided into two groups. The one group plays the Sims 2 strategy game, while the other group plays the action call of Duty and Unreal Tournament.
Furthermore, the participants must answer questions analyze them around them, and give conclusions. As a result, groups of action game players are 25% faster in answering the same question than the group of the Sims players.
Daphne Bavelier, one of the journalists said the decision was never black or white. Our brain always calculates the possibilities. For example when you drive. You will see the movement on your right and estimate whether a collision will occur. Based on the possibility of a double decision will be formed: break or do not break.
Video Games Action players turned out to be more efficient collectors and faster processing visual and auditory information rather than non-gamers. This makes them able to decide better and faster.
Now you have known 9 factors that influence someone's decision-making according to research science. Let's increase the capabilities of decision-making by paying attention and utilizing these factors. Thus, you will become a quick, wise, and creative decision-maker.