RE: Study shows difficult to read instructions decrease motivation

["Sean Brierley" <sbrierley -at- Accu-Time -dot- com>]

So, the study shows that people do tasks involving
difficult-to-understand instructions less frequently than tasks
involving easy-to-understand instructions. 

Okay. Did these guys receive grant money for this.

Breaking news: there's a reason Arial and TNR are used more often in
business communication than the "Brush" font, "Kidnap," or
"ChickenScratchDoctorScriptUltraLightFreebie."

Grins,

Sean

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"The students who received the exercise instructions written in the easy
to read, Arial font, believed that the workout regimen would take less
time and feel easier compared to the students who received the
directions in the harder to read font. More importantly, when the
instructions were written in an easy to read font, the students were
more willing to make exercise a part of their daily routine. The results
of the second experiment were similar. Again, the students who read the
recipe in an easy to read font determined it would take a shorter time
to prepare and not require a lot of culinary skill to complete. In
addition, the students who received the easy to read recipe were more
willing to attempt the recipe than the group who had the difficult to
read directions. "

http://www.physorg.com/news144580532.html

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