Humans Are Made With A Bias For The Status Quo

We people are just more comfortable doing what we've done

We regret changing to something new...even if it's the right thing to do!

by Harris Jensen, MD

Editor, Good Day Journal

In a recent study, people were asked what their level of regret was when they got a guess wrong--about whether a tennis ball landed in the court or out of the court.

Those who got the answer wrong...and they made a change from their previous answer...regretted their answer more.

We just don't like to change our minds, do we?

To read more see this:  http://www.jneurosci.org/content/31/9/3320.short