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The People Lab
@thepeoplelab.bsky.social
Research lab led by @elizabethlinos.bsky.social at Harvard Kennedy School.
We build evidence on the people in government and the communities they are called to serve.
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🚨 NEW PAPER IN NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR 🚨 Across a range of contexts, we find a counterintuitive #FormalityEffect@karminker.bsky.socialrdcu.be/drRnl
1️⃣. What does formality mean? We define the concept along two axes: aesthetics and language. Formal communications tend to be in black and white with no images, while informal communication may be colorful, have images, and use casual language. 2/ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The formality effect - Nature Human Behaviour
Effective government partly depends on effective communications to citizens. Over six studies in three different policy contexts, Linos et al. identify a counter-intuitive formality effect: citizens a...
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The People Lab
@thepeoplelab.bsky.social
Research lab led by @elizabethlinos.bsky.social at Harvard Kennedy School.
We build evidence on the people in government and the communities they are called to serve.
162 followers76 following50 posts