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Is Coffee the Persuasion Bean?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the this-is-not-the-mocha-you-are-looking-for dept.

Gli7ch writes "According to an Australian study, our geek wonder-drink of choice might turn us into yes-men. From the article: "The experiments showed that "caffeine increases persuasion through instigating systematic processing of the message"." Apparently this has implications for the advertising world, "because it suggests that they should schedule adverts for times when people are likely to be consuming caffeine, such as breakfast time."."

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  1. It usually persuades me to use the bathroom. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative


  2. Mandatory: I for one welcome ... by rewinn · · Score: 1, Informative

    ... our new coffee overlords! (mod -1 for "predictable")

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  3. Re:Can't be true by Changa_MC · · Score: 2, Informative

    In the words of that immortal band: "There's no 'x' in espresso, dammit! For the love of God, people!" --Music Pirates

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