Psychology & Psychiatry

Want to give a good gift? Think past the 'big reveal'

Gift givers often make critical errors in gift selection during the holiday season, according to a new research article in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

Neuroscience

Where the brain turns quality and quantity into value

Researchers have pinpointed a part of the human brain responsible for "on-the-fly" decision-making. According to the findings published in JNeurosci, the anterior cingulate cortex integrates disparate information about the ...

Health

On Nutrition: Gifts that keep giving

According to a Gallup poll, each of us Americans expects to spend an average of $932 on Christmas gifts this year. I, for one, like practical gifts. (My daugher was thrilled last year when I told her I needed a new crockpot.)

Psychology & Psychiatry

People pick gifts that will 'wow' rather than satisfy recipients

Gift givers tend to focus on the "big reveal," leading them to choose whichever gift is more likely to surprise and delight the recipient in the moment—even when other options are more likely to bring recipients the greatest ...

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