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The Psychology and Strategy Behind People's Movement Patterns
TLDR People tend to move in certain directions, influenced by factors such as the side of the road they drive on and the layout of retail stores. This movement pattern can be strategically manipulated to influence customer behavior and spending habits.
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People tend to move to the right when entering places in the United States.
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People in the United States tend to move to the right when entering places, while people in Great Britain and Japan tend to move to the left.
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Left-handed people tend to prefer the left side while right-handed people prefer the right side when moving, and even stroke patients who lost use of their dominant hand have a natural bias to favor their original dominant hand when deciding which way to go.
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Humans tend to move in certain directions, possibly influenced by the side of the road they drive on, while wild animals tend to migrate in the same direction regardless of geographical location.
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Clockwise direction is based on the way the sun casts on a northern hemispheric sundial, and it seems natural to humans because it is counterclockwise, which is in opposition to the natural order of things.
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Retail stores strategically lay out their layout to manipulate customers into spending more money by funneling them to the right and placing items strategically in a counterclockwise motion.
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In a test conducted in a store in Philadelphia, people defied attempts to funnel them to the left by crawling over pallets to go to the right.
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Society & Culture
