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The Person Inside the Present: Narcissists Buy to Big Themselves Up
December 17, 2012 — Christmas is around the corner and many of us will be thinking of what to buy our loved ones (or ourselves) this festive ... > full story -
Value or Attention: Why Do Consumers Prefer Familiar Products?
December 11, 2012 — Consumers are more likely to purchase a product if they have previously focused their attention on it but are less likely to purchase a product they have previously ignored, according to a new ... > full story -
Need to Move Soon? Don't Trust Your Emotions
December 11, 2012 — Consumers are more likely to make emotional instead of objective assessments when the outcomes are closer to the present time than when they are further away in the future, according to a new ... > full story -
Holiday Shopping Madness: When Do Consumers Seek to Punish Fellow Shoppers for Behaving Badly?
December 11, 2012 — Consumers seek to punish fellow consumers who violate social norms while shopping but also make exceptions depending on the situation, according to a new ... > full story -
Eating or Spending Too Much? Blame It on Social Networking Sites
December 11, 2012 — Participating in online social networks can have a detrimental effect on consumer well-being by lowering self-control among certain users, according to a new ... > full story -
Does Changing the Price of Medicine Influence Consumers' Perceived Health Risk?
December 11, 2012 — Consumers assume their risk of getting a serious illness is higher when medications are cheaper because they believe that prices for life-saving products are based on need and not profit, according ... > full story -
'Organic' Leaves a Bad Taste in the Mouths of Some Consumers
December 7, 2012 — Labeling food as “organic” may not always lead to a positive impression, according to a recent study. The research flips the notion of a “halo” effect for ethical food ... > full story -
Closer Look at Consumers' Gazes
December 6, 2012 — How does a product's placement on the storeroom shelf influence which one a consumer ultimately chooses? New research demonstrates that the shopper's eye has a very central ... > full story -
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Consumers Develop Complex Relationships With Celebrities to Construct Identity: Identity Formed by Relationships Influences Purchasing Decisions
November 29, 2012 — A new study suggests that consumers take an active role in using celebrities to construct identity and ... > full story -
Cell Phone Addiction Similar to Compulsive Buying and Credit Card Misuse, Experts Say
November 28, 2012 — Cell phone and instant messaging addictions are driven by materialism and impulsiveness and can be compared to consumption pathologies like compulsive buying and credit card misuse, according to a ... > full story
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