 | MSNBC
Why Books and Movies Are Better the Second Time
February 18, 2012
New research reveals why people like to reread books, re-watch movies and generally repeat the same experiences over and over again. It’s not addictive or ritualistic behavior, but rather a conscious effort to probe deeper layers of significance in the revisited material, while also reflecting on one's own growth through the lens of the familiar book, movie or place.
The Temporal and Focal Dynamics of Volitional Reconsumption: A Phenomenological Investigation of Repeated Hedonic Experiences
by Cristel Antonia Russell, Sidney J. Levy |
 | The Telegraph
Comfort Books: The Sweet, Sad Joys of Re-Reading
February 17, 2012
“The Temporal and Focal Dynamics of Volitional Reconsumption: A Phenomenological Investigation of Repeated Hedonic Experiences” is not, perhaps, a title likely to grab you, though there is of course no accounting for tastes. The paper, published in The Journal of Consumer Research, argues, on the basis of studies carried out in the USA and New Zealand, that re-reading books, watching movies again, or re-visiting places where you have been happy, may “bring new or renewed appreciation both of the object of consumption and their self.”
The Temporal and Focal Dynamics of Volitional Reconsumption: A Phenomenological Investigation of Repeated Hedonic Experiences
by Cristel Antonia Russell, Sidney J. Levy |
 | MSNBC
When Cold, We Want Romance (Movies)
February 17, 2012
New research offers a little Valentine\\\'s Day insight: Chilly temperatures can bring the urge to cuddle up … with a romance movie.
After asking undergraduates about movies and looking at online movie rentals, scientists have found evidence that physical coldness activates a need for the psychological warmth. And what feels warmer than love?
Warm It Up With Love: The Effect of Physical Coldness on Liking of Romance Movies
by Jiewen Hong, Yacheng Sun |
 | The Huffington Post
Feeling Cold May Put You In The Mood For A Romance Movie, Study Shows
February 17, 2012
If you're feelin' chilly, a new study suggests that might put you in the mood for a good chick flick.
A new study that will be published in August in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that the physical feeling of coldness is linked with a greater preference for emotional feelings of warmth, which in this study translated into a movie preference for romance.
Warm It Up With Love: The Effect of Physical Coldness on Liking of Romance Movies
by Jiewen Hong, Yacheng Sun |
 | New York Times
How Companies Learn Your Secrets
February 16, 2012
In the 1980s, a team of researchers led by a U.C.L.A. professor named Alan Andreasen undertook a study of peoples’ most mundane purchases, like soap, toothpaste, trash bags and toilet paper. They learned that most shoppers paid almost no attention to how they bought these products, that the purchases occurred habitually, without any complex decision-making. Which meant it was hard for marketers, despite their displays and coupons and product promotions, to persuade shoppers to change.
Life Status Changes and Changes in Consumer Preferences and Satisfaction
by Alan R. Andreasen |
 | The Telegraph
Rereading Old Books 'Enhances the Experience'
February 16, 2012
A recent study has shown many people benefit from rereading familiar stories as the encounter “reignites” their emotions and increases their knowledge.
The Temporal and Focal Dynamics of Volitional Reconsumption: A Phenomenological Investigation of Repeated Hedonic Experiences
by Cristel Antonia Russell, Sidney J. Levy |
 | Today Show
Cold Weather Makes Us Want to Watch Rom-Coms
February 15, 2012
New research offers a little Valentine's Day insight: Chilly temperatures can bring the urge to cuddle up … with a romance movie.
After asking undergraduates about movies and looking at online movie rentals, scientists have found evidence that physical coldness activates a need for the psychological warmth. And what feels warmer than love?
Warm It Up With Love: The Effect of Physical Coldness on Liking of Romance Movies
by Jiewen Hong, Yacheng Sun |
 | The Atlantic
Professional Help: 5 Ways You're Influenced by Numbers Psychology
February 3, 2012
Retailers almost never round up because of psychological pricing, the old marketing rule that dictates that consumers are more easily swayed by prices that end with ".99" because they seem substantially cheaper.
This week on Professional Help, discover five more nuanced ways proprietors, politicians, and public relations professionals may be using numbers to influence your perceptions and behavior. Based on classic numbers texts as well as their own forthcoming Journal of Consumer Research paper, Virginia Tech marketers Rajesh Bagchi and Derick F. Davis break down the complexities of numbers psychology, from the significance of number size and unit choice to how even your own culture, mood, and mathematical abilities may be used against you.
$29 for 70 Items or 70 Items for $29? How Presentation Order Affects Package Perceptions
by Rajesh Bagchi, Derick F. Davis |
 | NPR
Deception Diet: How Optical Illusions Can Trick Your Appetite
January 28, 2012
Think you know how to avoid overeating? Think again.
Research suggests that choices, like how much to eat during a meal, are often made subconsciously. Trouble is, our brains are hard-wired to mislead us in lots of little ways, which can have a big impact on our diets.
Plate Size and Color Suggestibility: The Delboeuf Illusion’s Bias on Serving and Eating Behavior
by Koert Van Ittersum, Brian Wansink |
 | TIME Moneyland
Why (Bill) Size Really Does Matter
January 26, 2012
In some Big Apple circles there’s a concept referred to as “The New York City Street Tax.” This isn’t anything official. Rather, the idea is that the simple act of walking through the city—walking through any bustling city, really—costs people money because one way or another folks are more likely to spend a dollar or two here (“Mmm, pretzel…”) and five or ten dollars there (“Wow, a Rolex watch!”) as they ambulate from Point A to Point B. That’s especially true, the theory goes, once you break a big bill into smaller denominations; they’re just “easier” to spend. (It’s also especially true for tourists, we suspect.) That said, the NYC Street Tax, which is more a conversation starter than anything else—has never really had much in the way of, you know, fact behind it. Except that it does. Turns out, the nature of the cash you keep on your person affects your spending habits.We know this from a paper soon-to-be-published in the Journal of Consumer Research by marketing professors Priya Raghubir and Joydeep Srivastava, which provides further evidence for a simple way we can influence the decision to save or spend—keep the right sort of bills in your wallet. Turns out, people really are less likely to spend money when the cash they have is in the form of larger bills; and more likely if they’re carrying smaller denominations. And if you think you’ve heard this from us before, well, you’re almost right.
The Denomination Effect
by Priya Raghubir and Joydeep Srivastava |
 | Forbes
How Size And Color Of Plates And Tablecloths Trick Us Into Eating Too Much
January 26, 2012
In the market for new dinnerware? Shopping around for new table linens? You might want to take a moment and consider what two professors have to say. Neither are interior designers – Brian Wansink is a specialist in consumer behavior and Koert van Ittersum, is a marketing expert, nor do they even have an amateur’s affinity for home decorating, probably.
What they do have, however, is something much more valuable, the key to how you and your whole family and shed can weight without even thinking about it. Enough about mindless eating, this is mindless weight loss – genius. All this, as you continue feeding the fold the same meals, at the same time, at the same table. No catch? No catch. According to a paper to be published in the August 2012 issue of the Journal of Consumer Research by Wansink and Van Itterum, you simply have to be discerning in how you select the dinnerware you use – paying attention to both size and color, and the hue of your tablecloths.
Plate Size and Color Suggestibility: The Delboeuf Illusion’s Bias on Serving and Eating Behavior
by Koert Van Ittersum, Brian Wansink |
 | The Atlantic
Why the Rich Skimp During a Recession Too
January 25, 2012
The so-called budget effect is well-documented in a down economy. Consumers cut back on nonessentials and this increases their share of spending on basic goods and services like food and shelter. But why do unaffected wealthy consumers skimp on luxuries during lean times too?
How Economic Contractions and Expansions Affect Expenditure Patterns
by Wagner A. Kamakura, Rex Yuxing Du |
 | The Huffington Post
Office Organization: In Defense Of Messy Desks
January 25, 2012
If you've ever been told your desk is too messy, this may be your moment to shine: A report just published in the Journal of Consumer Research found that a cluttered workspace can actually enhance problem-solving skills.
Effects of Messiness on Preferences for Simplicity
by Jia (Elke) Liu, Dirk Smeesters, Debra Trampe |
 | Chicago Tribune
You'll Buy Less Junk Food if You Pay in Cash
January 25, 2012
Who doesn't know that junk food is bad for you? It's empty calories, puts on the pounds and is awfully, terribly, almost impossibly hard to resist.
It turns out, though, that you'll buy less junk food if you put away your credit (or debit) card and always pay cash.
How Credit Card Payments Increase Unhealthy Food Purchases: Visceral Regulation of Vices
by Thomas, Desai, and Seenivasan |
 | Today Show
Cluttered Cubicle May Make You More Organized
January 23, 2012
Attention bosses who harass employees to clean up their cluttered cubicles: As it turns out, messy desks may lead to clearer, more organized thinking, a new study shows.
Effects of Messiness on Preferences for Simplicity
by Jia (Elke) Liu, Dirk Smeesters, Debra Trampe |
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| Feb 14 | Crippleware: How do consumers react when companies disable product features?
EurekAlert! | Consumer Response to Versioning: How Brands’ Production Methods Affect Perceptions of Unfairness
Andrew D. Gershoff, Ran Kivetz, Anat Keinan |
| Feb 14 | What does 'happiness' mean to consumers? Does age matter?
EurekAlert! | How Happiness Affects Choice
Cassie Mogilner, Jennifer Aaker, Sepandar D. Kamvar |
| Feb 14 | Finding it difficult to make a purchase? Try creating some distance from the problem
EurekAlert! | Psychological Distance and Subjective Experience: How Distancing Reduces the Feeling of Difficulty
Manoj Thomas, Claire I. Tsai |
| Feb 14 | The Healthiest Fast Food
Hub Pages | The Biasing Health Halos of Fast-Food Restaurant Health Claims: Lower Calorie Estimates and Higher Side-Dish Consumption Intentions
Pierre Chandon, Brian Wansink |
| Feb 13 | The simple act of planning when and how you'll sweat each day
SELF Magazine | A Motivational Account of the Question–Behavior Effect
Anneleen Van Kerckhove, Maggie Geuens, Iris Vermeir |
| Feb 13 | Why some spend rather than save
The Business Times | Getting Ahead of the Joneses: When Equality Increases Conspicuous Consumption among Bottom-Tier Consumers
Ordabayeva and Chandon |
| Feb 12 | How Eating Presentation Makes You Lose Weight
Socyberty | The Influence of Bite Size on Quantity of Food Consumed: A Field Study
Arul Mishra, Himanshu Mishra, Tamara M. Masters |
| Feb 12 | To Lose Weight, Use THIS Color Plate
Netscape | Plate Size and Color Suggestibility: The Delboeuf Illusion’s Bias on Serving and Eating Behavior
Koert Van Ittersum, Brian Wansink |
| Feb 10 | Curbing your appetite is as easy as changing colors
Korea Joongang Daily | Plate Size and Color Suggestibility: The Delboeuf Illusion’s Bias on Serving and Eating Behavior
Koert Van Ittersum, Brian Wansink |
| Feb 10 | Bad Company Corrupts Behavior Even in Grown Ups
7 Big Spoons | Seeing Is Eating: How and When Activation of a Negative Stereotype Increases Stereotype-Conducive Behavior
Margaret C. Campbell, Gina S. Mohr |
| Feb 9 | Love without heartache: Consumers share a deep relationship with material possession to escape loneliness
Consumer Instinct | Truly, Madly, Deeply: Consumers in the Throes of Material Possession Love
Lastovicka and Sirianni |
| Feb 8 | Study: consumers keep up -- or down -- with the joneses during recession
PhysOrg.com | How Economic Contractions and Expansions Affect Expenditure Patterns
Wagner A. Kamakura, Rex Yuxing Du |
| Feb 7 | Junk food solution? It’s in your wallet
The Dallas Morning News | How Credit Card Payments Increase Unhealthy Food Purchases: Visceral Regulation of Vices
Thomas, Desai, and Seenivasan |
| Feb 6 | When Foods Are Healthier in Name Only
WeightWatchers.com | The Biasing Health Halos of Fast-Food Restaurant Health Claims: Lower Calorie Estimates and Higher Side-Dish Consumption Intentions
Pierre Chandon, Brian Wansink |
| Feb 4 | Paying with a credit card increases a consumer’s propensity to spend compared to using cash
Athens Report | How Credit Card Payments Increase Unhealthy Food Purchases: Visceral Regulation of Vices
Thomas, Desai, and Seenivasan |
| Feb 2 | How you pay might influence how you feel
CreditCards.com | How Credit Card Payments Increase Unhealthy Food Purchases: Visceral Regulation of Vices
Thomas, Desai, and Seenivasan |
| Feb 2 | Study finds you buy less junk food if you pay cash
St. Cloud TIMES | How Credit Card Payments Increase Unhealthy Food Purchases: Visceral Regulation of Vices
Thomas, Desai, and Seenivasan |
| Feb 2 | Paying in cash may help you curb the junk-food habit
The Bulletin | How Credit Card Payments Increase Unhealthy Food Purchases: Visceral Regulation of Vices
Thomas, Desai, and Seenivasan |
| Feb 2 | Commit to follow through with resolutions.
BeachBody.com | Heart and Mind in Conflict: the Interplay of Affect and Cognition in Consumer Decision Making
Baba Shiv, Alexander Fedorikhin |
| Feb 2 | Pride can make you plump!
MSN India | Indulgence or Self-Control: A Dual Process Model of the Effect of Incidental Pride on Indulgent Choice
Keith Wilcox, Thomas Kramer, Sankar Sen |
| Jan 31 | Carry cash to reduce junk-food purchases
Hers Utah | How Credit Card Payments Increase Unhealthy Food Purchases: Visceral Regulation of Vices
Thomas, Desai, and Seenivasan |
| Jan 31 | Larger Portions Confer Status
EverydayHealth.com | Super Size Me: Product Size as a Signal of Status
David Dubois, Derek D. Rucker, Adam D. Galinsky |
| Jan 31 | Junk food consumption drops when cash is used
The Tennessean | How Credit Card Payments Increase Unhealthy Food Purchases: Visceral Regulation of Vices
Thomas, Desai, and Seenivasan |
| Jan 30 | Lose weight by using the right tableware: study
XinMSN | Plate Size and Color Suggestibility: The Delboeuf Illusion’s Bias on Serving and Eating Behavior
Koert Van Ittersum, Brian Wansink |
| Jan 30 | Healthy-sounding labels are duping dieters
Rucuss | When Healthy Food Makes You Hungry
Stacey R. Finkelstein, Ayelet Fishbach |
| Jan 30 | How can you maintain self-control during emotional highs and lows?
Business Insider | Lay Theories of Emotion Transience and the Search for Happiness: A Fresh Perspective on Affect Regulation
Aparna A. Labroo, Anirban Mukhopadhyay |
| Jan 30 | Pay cash to save on junk food
The Province | How Credit Card Payments Increase Unhealthy Food Purchases: Visceral Regulation of Vices
Thomas, Desai, and Seenivasan |
| Jan 28 | When It Comes To The Bills You Stash In Your Wallet, Size Definitely Matters
Athens Report | The Denomination Effect
Priya Raghubir and Joydeep Srivastava |
| Jan 28 | You'll buy less junk food if you pay in cash
Macon.com | How Credit Card Payments Increase Unhealthy Food Purchases: Visceral Regulation of Vices
Thomas, Desai, and Seenivasan |
| Jan 28 | You'll buy less junk food if you pay in cash
The Bellingham Herald | How Credit Card Payments Increase Unhealthy Food Purchases: Visceral Regulation of Vices
Thomas, Desai, and Seenivasan |
| Jan 28 | When It Comes To The Bills You Stash In Your Wallet, Size Definitely Matters
Business Insider | The Denomination Effect
Priya Raghubir and Joydeep Srivastava |
| Jan 28 | Bigger bowls lead to bigger portions
irishhealth.com | Plate Size and Color Suggestibility: The Delboeuf Illusion’s Bias on Serving and Eating Behavior
Koert Van Ittersum, Brian Wansink |
| Jan 27 | You'll buy less junk food if you pay in cash
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | How Credit Card Payments Increase Unhealthy Food Purchases: Visceral Regulation of Vices
Thomas, Desai, and Seenivasan |
| Jan 27 | How does messiness affect consumer preference for simplicity?
Brain Mysteries | Effects of Messiness on Preferences for Simplicity
Jia (Elke) Liu, Dirk Smeesters, Debra Trampe |
| Jan 27 | Messy desks may boost workplace efficiency
HRM Asia | Effects of Messiness on Preferences for Simplicity
Jia (Elke) Liu, Dirk Smeesters, Debra Trampe |
| Jan 27 | Want to Spend Less Money? Try This Secret — Dollars and Sense
TSM Interactive | The Denomination Effect
Priya Raghubir and Joydeep Srivastava |
| Jan 25 | Research: Plate Colour and Kilojoules
Yahoo! Sport Australia | Plate Size and Color Suggestibility: The Delboeuf Illusion’s Bias on Serving and Eating Behavior
Koert Van Ittersum, Brian Wansink |
| Jan 25 | The Easiest Way to Save Kilojoules
Runner\'s World | Plate Size and Color Suggestibility: The Delboeuf Illusion’s Bias on Serving and Eating Behavior
Koert Van Ittersum, Brian Wansink |
| Jan 25 | What colour’s your plate?
The Globe and Mail | Plate Size and Color Suggestibility: The Delboeuf Illusion’s Bias on Serving and Eating Behavior
Koert Van Ittersum, Brian Wansink |
| Jan 25 | Novices are more motivated by positive feedback than experts
The Times-Tribune | Tell Me What I Did Wrong: Experts Seek and Respond to Negative Feedback
Stacey R. Finkelstein, Ayelet Fishbach |
| Jan 24 | Clenching your muscles helps you say no to dessert.
Yahoo! Health | From Firm Muscles to Firm Willpower: Understanding the Role of Embodied Cognition in Self-Regulation
Hung, Labroo |
| Jan 23 | Social status concerns impacts consumer recessionary spending, study says Read more: The Herald-Sun - Social status concerns impacts consumer recessionary spending study says
The Herald Sun | How Economic Contractions and Expansions Affect Expenditure Patterns
Wagner A. Kamakura, Rex Yuxing Du |