Post by gato on Dec 14, 2023 7:41:21 GMT -5
So, there you are again, stuck in traffic with no idea of what in the world is causing the hold up. Several minutes go by, and then a car zooms by on the shoulder, followed by another, and another. Do these people know something you don't?
"People use other people as sources of information both about what the right thing to do is and about what everyone else is doing,” said Shira Gabriel, a psychology professor at the University at Buffalo.
As the shoulder quickly becomes another traffic lane, you might be tempted to slip in there, to get ahead of the gridlock. Only to discover what you suspected all along: dead end. And you find yourself sheepishly activating your turn signal, hoping someone will allow you back into the lane you just left.
“We evolved as a species that can only survive in collectives. And part of being that incredibly social species means that we look to other people for how to behave."
"People use other people as sources of information both about what the right thing to do is and about what everyone else is doing,” said Shira Gabriel, a psychology professor at the University at Buffalo.
As the shoulder quickly becomes another traffic lane, you might be tempted to slip in there, to get ahead of the gridlock. Only to discover what you suspected all along: dead end. And you find yourself sheepishly activating your turn signal, hoping someone will allow you back into the lane you just left.
“We evolved as a species that can only survive in collectives. And part of being that incredibly social species means that we look to other people for how to behave."
