Too Cute to Resist: How Design Influences Behavior
Do cute products sell better? To explore this question, researchers measured the effect of cute, playful and whimsical products on consumption and indulgence.
Test participants...
How to Cool Down in the Heat of the Moment
In the heat of the moment, one of the worst things to do is what people normally do--immerse themselves in their emotions and focus...
Don’t Let Stress Interfere With Gut Feelings
Listening to your gut when you’re anxious is like going to the supermarket on an empty stomach. Your judgment is clouded so you end...
No More Howling At The Moon: A Popular Myth Debunked
Ideas about the moon’s influence on human beings are ancient and widespread, so much so that even a majority of health professionals consider lunar...
Stuck in A Rut? 5 Ways to Dig Yourself Out
“Are you really a psychiatrist? Well then, can I ask you a question?” I often find myself in a situation like this in which...
Not Your Mother’s Manners
It is not unusual to hear manners dismissed as artificial or outdated vestiges of a formal and stuffy past. Some argue that manners constrain...