Anyone who has seen the movie “Office Space” probably remembers the receptionist who says, “Uh-oh. Sounds like somebody's got a case of the Mondays.” Yet a recently published Gallup survey shows that Monday does not deserve its morose reputation. In fact, Monday appears to be no more unpleasant than the three following days of the week. So why do people continue to believe something that their own experience tells them isn’t true? It appears that the disconnect between experience and belief is a common phenomenon, according to behavioral scientists. Understanding how we create our memories and why these apparently false beliefs persist can help researchers understand how we form opinions and make decisions.Read the entire article here: Mondays Aren’t as Blue as We Think
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