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		Under time pressure, people tell us what we want to hear (psychologicalscience.org)
		3 points by EndXA on Oct 12, 2019 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

harimau777 on Oct 12, 2019 | [–]

This reminds me of the findings that torture doesn't work because people just tell the torturer what they want to hear.

bradknowles on Oct 12, 2019 | [–]

More accurately, they tell us what they think we want to hear.

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