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Consumer choices may be adversely affected by irrelevant information in medical testimonials Aug 17th 2013, 07:00 Medical testimonials on the Internet and elsewhere present powerful personal stories and useful information, but they can also be dangerous to your health if distracting, irrelevant information leads to inappropriate treatment decisions, say researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "Distracted by Details: Narrative Influence Following Conflicting Stories" * was published in July in the journal Media Psychology. Authors were Joseph P. Simons, a 2013 Ph.D. graduate in social psychology, and Melanie C...

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