The Psychological Effect of Numbers

Hey dear community, first of all I would like to welcome you all to my new post and hope you are all well! In this post, I would like to talk a little about an exciting topic and hope you are able to expand your knowledge.

Here you can see some works of art that are supposed to bring numbers a little more closer and specifically I would like to address the psychological effect of numbers and I have created these illustrations with the help of artificial intelligence. Anyone who sees numbers probably thinks of the first impression and context in which they are presented and if you take a closer look at numbers, it becomes clear that a deep psychology is hidden behind it. Numbers quickly lead to the deception of oneself and convey a feeling of strength or weakness and are able to make one think irrationally and often it happens that certain values are only made dependent on numbers. Numbers are also strongly associated with group psychology and an example are certain trends and here certain values are often made dependent on the basis of numbers and a good example are videos on the internet with many clicks which mislead the perception of the viewer and when people have the choice between videos with many clicks or a few, most choose those, with the most. This irrational way of thinking can also be seen on stock exchanges where it comes quickly to a changed perception which is triggered by numbers and here it is also important to know that it is even more deeply connected to the psyche because other emotions such as pain or joy are also connected on the stock exchange. Through this form of psychology, it is easy to separate values from the value concepts without the viewer noticing it and through this continuous attachment to certain values, the perception is changed over a longer period of time, which in turn is strongly linked to the subconscious and if you want to learn more about it, I can recommend this article here.

Numbers have a strong effect on the brain and it was found out that certain numbers can change feelings and can have calming or energetic effects and interesting what role the two brain hemispheres play in this context and in the left, larger numbers are usually analyzed and processed while smaller ones in the right and depending on which numbers can be seen there is an activation of different neurons. Marketing agencies also often make use of the psychological effect of the numbers and a good example to give consumers a better impression are price information such as $ 0.99 or $ 19.99 and these odd numbers lead to more sales than at just like $ 20. There is no big difference between the price information, but here the odd numbers create a completely different effect and give a feeling that a product is cheaper and the increased distance between the point and the numbers creates an additional effect and makes something look like a discount. In the marketing area, it is also important to pay attention to the size of certain numbers and here other influencers are added, such as choosing certain colors or luring the consumer with certain discount promotions. Roughly, it can be said that numbers are not directly numbers and there is a deep effect behind it and it is interesting what effects numbers can have on the human psyche.

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