Tag: Gregory Walton
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The Next 100 Things You Need To Know About People: #112 — More nouns = more clicks
If you’ve ever had to name a button on a website, app, or landing page, then you’ve probably had the moment where you’re going back and forth between options. Do I name the button “Sign up” or “Register”? Do I use “Donate Now” or “Be a Donor”? Is there a way to word requests, or buttons that encourages people…
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365 Ways to Persuade And Motivate: #5 Point Out How People Are Connected
When people feel connected to each other then they are more motivated to work together. Even pointing out how people are connected in small ways affects behavior. Gregory Walton is a professor at Stanford who has studied the effects of belonging on behavior. In one of his experiments, Walton found that when college students believed…