Psychology & Psychiatry

Experiencing physical pain can cause you to overspend

Suffering from pain causes consumers to spend more money than they otherwise would—perhaps 20% more—according to new research I conducted. This is based on the idea of what marketing scholars call the "pain of paying." ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

People seek high-calorie foods in tough times

Bad news about the economy could cause you to pack on the pounds, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

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