A space to explore, share and shape the issues facing social and behavioral scientists
The coronavirus Christmas of 2020 could turn into a bumper year for giving gifts. Our relationship with spending and the […]
What happens, asks Robert Dingwall, when governments attempt to impose a moral code on the everyday lives of citizens without the consent of those citizens?
Does a beautiful presentation actually lead to a better-liked gift? Or is it the other way around? There happens to be some research on that …
By drawing on a plethora of psychological and sociological research, marketers subtly give us permission to buy and not to think too much, or too deeply, about why we’re buying. Not thinking all the time is a very efficient way for us to get by. It conserves energy, and allows us to live relatively easily by responding to our psychological predispositions, social norms, and general cognitive imperfections.
