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Nudges are something that governments and other companies use to persuade us and influence our behaviour, but are they good or bad? Beth and Neil discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.👇👇👇
❓❓❓ In 2011, what did the local authority in Woolwich, London decide to paint pictures of on shop windows to stop antisocial behaviour?
a) cute kittens
b) babies’ faces
c) barking dog
Listen to the programme to hear the answer. [Cover: Getty Images]
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Vocabulary:
✔️profitable - making (or likely to make) a profit; money-making
✔️manky - (slang) dirty; filthy; unattractive; used up
✔️in (someone’s) best interests - the most advantageous, helpful and beneficial thing for someone
✔️paternalistic - making decisions for other people, rather than letting them take responsibility for their own lives
✔️infantilize - treat someone as if they were a child
✔️autonomy - the ability to make your own decisions about what to do, rather than being influenced by someone else or told what to do
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