As most of you know that have studied psychology much, humans are poor reporters of our own lives. We miss details, our memories fill in holes with logic, and come up with incorrect conclusions very often.

This video shows that our decisions can be compromised by other factors. The mantra, “Everything is relative,” is proven by the examples given by behavioral economist Dan Ariely. The plan of car salesman, Realtors, etc. to show you the inferior products before showing you the best stands up according to professor Ariely.

I think this also plays a part when someone asks us our favorite thing one day and then asks again some days later only to hear a different answer. We weren’t lying this was the information most readily available to us at the moment.

My top five of anything can easily change on numbers 3, 4. and 5. One and two may change as well. This also comes up in beliefs. The more you study psychology the more you realize that your perceptions, the way you process information, and take action, the more you learn that the processes are very fluid and reactive, much to the dismay of many who think they are in control, like me.