But how often does it actually lead to behavior change?
It’s too loose a category to quantify very well—I can’t even estimate numerator nor denominator. I do have some anecdotal examples, and plenty of media tales (remember: fiction is only evidence of popularity of idea, not actual events) of people who were motivated to improve by being called out on their dumbness. And plenty of examples of very limited or no change.
So, more than “never”, likely “some”, probably not “usually”. This is confounded by the fact that it’s very rarely the ONLY communication on the topic—it’s combined with more specific complaints/advice.
It’s too loose a category to quantify very well—I can’t even estimate numerator nor denominator. I do have some anecdotal examples, and plenty of media tales (remember: fiction is only evidence of popularity of idea, not actual events) of people who were motivated to improve by being called out on their dumbness. And plenty of examples of very limited or no change.
So, more than “never”, likely “some”, probably not “usually”. This is confounded by the fact that it’s very rarely the ONLY communication on the topic—it’s combined with more specific complaints/advice.
That makes sense, I agree. So I guess it depends on the situation.