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Day: March 29, 2022

Motivating lasting change: Fear vs. Efficacy

Motivating lasting change: Fear vs. Efficacy

Posted on March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 by Dr. Joel Ying, MD

About 40 years ago, dentists in Connecticut ran an experiment.1 They wanted to know how to motivate people to brush and floss their teeth. They decided to try the well-known tactic–scare them into doing it. They randomized a large group of subjects into two groups. They gave one group an informational video of why and …Read More

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