To avoid unwanted or unnecessary purchases, keep your hands off the goods. That’s the conclusion of a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Authors Joann Peck (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Suzanne B. Shu (UCLA) cite a 2003 warning from the Illinois state attorney general’s office that warned holiday shoppers to be cautious of retailers [...]
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Guided by expectations: Different approaches lead to different conclusions
posted in Culture, Headlines, SMConsumers often make decisions by predicting how they’ll feel after an event or purchase. But different approaches to predicting lead to different conclusions, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Authors Jane E. J. Ebert (University of Minnesota), Daniel T. Gilbert (Harvard University), and Timothy D. Wilson (University of Virginia) examined the [...]
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Using cell phones and playing video games may not be as harmful to children’s academic performance as previously believed, according to new research by a team of Michigan State University scholars.
In fact, cell phones had no effect on academic performance among a group of 12-year-olds, the researchers found in a three-year [...]
Of the six billion people sharing our planet, almost half live under the poverty line of $US2 per day. Though growth predictions vary it is likely that, by 2020, the population will increase by approximately another 1.2 billion, of which some 95% will live in developing countries. Such figures highlight the need to [...]
Contrary to widely held beliefs, romance can last in long-term relationships, say researchers
posted in Culture, SM WASHINGTON – Romance does not have to fizzle out in long-term relationships and progress into a companionship/friendship-type love, a new study has found. Romantic love can last a lifetime and lead to happier, healthier relationships.
“Many believe that romantic love is the same as passionate love,” said lead researcher Bianca P. Acevedo, PhD, then at [...]
When a marriage that has included violence ends, is co-parenting possible? It depends on whether intimate terrorism or situational violence was involved, says a new University of Illinois study published in Family Relations.
“There’s a tendency to treat all violence as if it’s the same, but different types of violence require different interventions,” said Jennifer Hardesty, [...]
Dangling a lucrative financial carrot at the end of a professional sport season can cause certain players to exert the effort necessary to put together a string of successful performances, sometimes known in sporting circles as a “hot hand” or “hot streak.”
That’s the result of a forthcoming study by North Carolina State University economists to [...]
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