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Strong Attitudes Without Elaboration: The Threshold Difference Effect

Dweck, Chiu, and Hong (1995) identify two distinct implicit self-theories—entity vs. incremental theory. People who endorse entity theory (entity theorists) believe that their personal traits Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Jaehwan Kwon, Dhananjay Nayakankuppam, William M. Hedgcock
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Colour Me Morally: White And Black Products Influence Prosocial Behaviours

Television and movie characters who wear white clothes are the “good guys” and those who wear black ones are the “bad guys”. In the English language, “black-hearted” means wicked and Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Jing Wan, Eugene Y. Chan
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Anticipating Variety Reduces Satiation From A Current Experience

There are many factors that influence our enjoyment and satiation from a current experience. Among them we have, the initial utility we derive from it (Coombs and Avrunin 1977), the objective Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Julio Sevilla, Jiao Zhang, Barbara E. Kahn
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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All That Glitters Is Gold: Conspicuous Sensory Consumption As A Means For Self-Worth Restoration

Sensory consumption is understood to be consumption of products or experiences that engages the senses of the consumer; a consumption experience that is processed through one or more of the five Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Rishtee K. Batra, Tanuka Ghoshal
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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The Pursuit Of Happiness: Can It Make You Happy?

The pursuit of happiness has preoccupied philosophers, psychologists, and economists, amongst others. Recently, it has been investigated empirically, with results appearing to support the perspective Read More »

Date: 03/2013
Author: Lauren Cheatham, Kelly Goldsmith, David Gal, Raj Raghunathan
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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