
This Holiday Season, Spend on Doing Rather Than Having
Research shows that paying for experiences instead of material possessions will give you greater and more enduring satisfaction
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Research shows that paying for experiences instead of material possessions will give you greater and more enduring satisfaction
It might seem like a no-brainer to inform the authorities and potential victims if a patient threatens violence, but it's not that simple
How sleep, circadian rhythms and chronotype affect your ability to remember
Research in social psychology suggests that the answer is probably yes
The deinstitutionalization of people with mental illness restored their rights, but caused plenty of problems as well
The nonverbal messages we send, sometimes unconsciously, can play a surprisingly large role
We all have prejudices we're not even aware of—but they don't have to govern our behavior
Behavioral research suggests the answer is probably no
How to prevent the most salient feature from being the least informative
When we think about taking action sometime in the future, we tend to neglect the constraints we’ll face when the future actually arrives