From the University of Adelaide press release via HealthCanal: An Australian study led by the University of Adelaide has debunked the belief that owning a home is a recipe for happiness. In a study involving…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers routinely overspend on unbudgeted purchases such as birthday gifts, car repairs, or luxury chocolates because they underestimate the overall number of such “exceptional”…
From the University of Exeter press release via EurekAlert!: New research from psychologists at the Universities of Exeter and Cardiff shows that people can train their brains to become less impulsive, resulting in less risk-taking…
From the University of Leicester press release via EurekAlert!: Western economies displayed the same kind of manic behaviour as psychologically disturbed individuals in the run up to the 2008 credit crisis — and it could…
From the University of Warwick press release: Our decisions to trust people with our money are based more on how they look then how they behave, according to new research from the University of Warwick.…
From the Vanderbilt University press release via EurekAlert!: Slacker or go-getter? Everyone knows that people vary substantially in how hard they are willing to work, but the origin of these individual differences in the brain…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Money doesn’t buy happiness. Neither does materialism: Research shows that people who place a high value on wealth, status, and stuff are more depressed and anxious and…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Planning your diet won’t really help you gain self-control unless you’re feeling good about your weight in the first place, according to a new…
From the UC Berkeley press release: The upper class has a higher propensity for unethical behavior, being more likely to believe – as did Gordon Gekko in the movie “Wall Street” – that “greed is…
From the Arizona State University press release via Physorg: Whether you’re a safe, conservative investor or a fast-trading stock-swapper, genes may actually play a role in some of your decisions. Individuals frequently exhibit investment biases,…