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28 May 2013

Time, too, Is Relative ... Decisions about Money across Time

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When I was a bachelor student, during my Economics courses, I have learned that taking a loan from the bank is equivalent with accelerating...
21 May 2013

How to See Personality from a Behavioral Economics Perspective

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In the 4D Model of Human Behavior Personality is one of the sources of human behavior. Although in popular belief it is seen as the only ...
15 May 2013

Explaining to Yourself Your Own Actions - Need for Justification

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Finding reasons for our actions is one very interesting and important psychological phenomenon. Self-justification is part of what is call...
19 April 2013

How Clothes and Uniforms Influence our Judgment and Behavior

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One of many typical games children play is dress up . They pick some clothes, many of which belong to the parents, and play different role...
13 April 2013

The Secret Behind Complicated Application Procedures

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Take for example all the complicated and time consuming application procedures for getting admitted into a good university. Apart from hav...
13 March 2013

How to Buy Pasta in a Foreign Country - Social Proof

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In an earlier post on social influences on our own behavior  I have addressed the topic of social conformity, mainly from the perspective ...

The Similarity between a Colonoscopy and a Holiday

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We live in a world full of “stuff”, of material possessions powered by the almighty philosophy of consumerism. Of course there are places ...