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March 23, 2012

Cadillac or Clunker: At Whom Would You Honk?

Jeremy Dean, PsyBlog


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Say you're in your car, sitting at a red light behind another car. The lights turn green but the car in front doesn't move. Twelve seconds go by. Do you think you'd be more likely to honk if the car was an old Ford or if it was a brand new Porsche?

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TAGGED: social status, psychology, cars, honking

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