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How Do Friends And Strangers Interpret Shared Experiences? Synchrony As Relationship-Bolstering Or

People spend the vast majority of their waking time interacting with others, whether casual acquaintances or intimate partners (Kahneman et al. 2004; Leary et al. 1994). We intentionally spend time Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Suresh Ramanathan, Kathleen D. Vohs, Ann L. McGill
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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With Friends Like These, Who Needs Money? Three Tests Of The Substitutability Hypothesis Of Money

Rich people have fewer friends than the rest, according to a Gallup poll (2004). Respondents whose income was at the top of the scale reported having the fewest friends, while those making the least Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Kathleen D. Vohs, Jannine D. Lasaleta
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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The Maximizing Mindset

Getting the best is great. It has been advocated as ideal in almost every domain of life. In business, companies strive to become the most competitive in the market. In education, students are Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Jingjing Ma, Neal J. Roese
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Self-Affirmation Has The Power To Offset The Harmful Effects Of Money Reminders

Self-affirmation, which encourages people to ponder why their core values are important to them, promotes a broad-minded, big picture perspective of the self, and enhances psychological resources of Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Ji Kyung Park, Kathleen D. Vohs
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Understanding The Psychology Of Scarcity: When Limited Resources Prompt Abstract Thinking

Scarcity is a prevalent condition that characterizes human existence. Mankind has regularly experienced periods of famine and draught (Chakravarthy and Booth 2004), modern economies often must cope Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Caroline Roux, Kelly Goldsmith
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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