http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/just-what-can-normative-messages-achieve/ News and views from the Drug Education Forum Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:52:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/just-what-can-normative-messages-achieve/#comment-11772 Nudge « Drug Education News Tue, 06 May 2008 12:16:47 +0000 http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/?p=1127#comment-11772 [...] May, 2008 in research Slightly off our beaten track, but having been encouraged the last time I wandered out this way I’ve been tempted to to do so again. In any case I hope [...] [...] May, 2008 in research Slightly off our beaten track, but having been encouraged the last time I wandered out this way I’ve been tempted to to do so again. In any case I hope [...]

]]> http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/just-what-can-normative-messages-achieve/#comment-11092 Richard Ives Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:29:10 +0000 http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/?p=1127#comment-11092 more 'off-topic posts', please! This one is very relevant to the difficulties of changing behaviour by telling, suggesting, imploring, cajoling, etc. The downsides of these kinds of messages might be that people come to pay less attention to the 'messenger' - I am certainly cynical about the 'save the environment' messages in hotels -it is more about their bottom line (less towel washing saves them money) than about the environment. more ‘off-topic posts’, please! This one is very relevant to the difficulties of changing behaviour by telling, suggesting, imploring, cajoling, etc. The downsides of these kinds of messages might be that people come to pay less attention to the ‘messenger’ – I am certainly cynical about the ’save the environment’ messages in hotels -it is more about their bottom line (less towel washing saves them money) than about the environment.

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