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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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Competitive Mindset: Does Scarcity Call For Selfishness?

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, Andrea Bonezzi
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Leave Them Smiling: How Concretely Framing A Prosocial Goal Creates More Happiness

A growing body of research has demonstrated that behaving prosocially creates a “helper’s high” (Luks, 1988) and increases subjective well-being (Anik et al., 2009; Lyubomirsky et al., 2004; Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Melanie Rudd, Jennifer Aaker, Michael I. Norton
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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