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Breakup might be easier with sad music
May 16, 2013

Music, movies, paintings or novels that are compatible with our current mood and feelings, akin to an empathetic friend, are more appreciated when we experience broken or failing relationships.

Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
by Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
Story ImageLos Angeles Times
Breakup might be easier with sad music
May 16, 2013

Just got dumped? Researchers say you are more likely to turn to “I Knew You Were Trouble” than “Call Me Maybe.” That’s because what you’re likely to be looking for is the support of an empathetic pal, they say.

Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
by Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
Story ImageThe Times
Best way to feel better during a break-up? Wallow in misery
May 16, 2013

Breaking up is easier if you listen to sad music or watch a tear-jerking film, according to a study which found that people experiencing relationship problems are more likely to prefer aesthetic experiences that reflect their negative mood.

Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
by Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
Story ImageThe Huffington Post
Sad Songs Preferable To Happy Music For Those Feeling Down, Study Finds
May 15, 2013

A new study forthcoming in the August 2013 issue of the Journal of Consumer Research explores why people often turn to sad or angry music after a negative experience, and the possible parallels between listening to those types of music and seeking support from a friend.

Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
by Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
Story ImageThe Telegraph
Sad music makes breaking up easier to do
May 15, 2013

Breaking up may be hard to do, but it could be easier if you listen to sad music, according to new research.

Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
by Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
Story ImageThe New Republic
This Is How to Convince Conservatives to Recycle
May 14, 2013

Three academics recently devoted themselves to a subject that, they say, has received surprisingly little attention: How to convince liberals and conservatives, respectively, to recycle.

Getting Liberals and Conservatives to Go Green: Political Ideology and Congruent Appeals
by Blair Kidwell, Adam Farmer, David M. Hardesty
Story ImagePsychology Today
A Tale of Two Talent Trees
May 8, 2013

A 2012 study by Cassie Mogilner, Baba Shiv, and Sheena Iyengar in the Journal of Consumer Research discusses the way our brains tend to process the sequential versus simultaneous presentation of choices.

Eternal Quest for the Best: Sequential (vs. Simultaneous) Option Presentation Undermines Choice Commitment
by Cassie Mogilner, Baba Shiv, Sheena Iyengar
Story ImageYahoo! Finance
5 reasons budgets fail - and what to do about them
May 6, 2013

Your budget might include a column for emergency expenses alongside recurring payments like the mortgage and utilities but your monthly estimates are likely not very accurate. In a study published in the Journal of Consumer Research, participants were off target as much as 40 percent with a monthly budget compared with 3 percent for a yearly budget.

Will I Spend More in 12 Months or a Year? The Effect of Ease of Estimation and Confidence on Budget Estimates
by Gülden Ülkümen, Manoj Thomas, Vicki G. Morwitz
Story ImageForbes
12 Tips For Increasing Productivity
April 25, 2013

People that set higher goals have a tendency to be more satisfied than those with lower expectations, according to research published in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Attaining Satisfaction
by Cecile K. Cho, Gita Venkataramani Johar
Story ImageToronto Star
Home improvement projects can boost men’s self-esteem
April 23, 2013

Researchers studying how men develop their masculine identities via do-it-yourself home improvement projects discovered they improve the self-esteem of white-collar or upper-class men.

Productive Consumption in the Class-Mediated Construction of Domestic Masculinity: Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Home Improvement in Men’s Identity Work
by Risto Moisio, Eric J. Arnould, James Gentry
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May 19Your Breakup Survival Secret
Men\'s Health Magazine
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
May 17How Music Affects Our Moods
Healthline
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
May 16Sad Songs Make You Feel Better After a Break Up
WFMY News 2 Greensboro
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
May 16Sad Music Might Help You Cope With Relationship Troubles
MediLexicon
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
May 16Sad Music Might Help You Cope With Relationship Troubles
Medical News Today
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
May 16Take a sad song and make it better: Listening to downbeat music helps people get over a break-up
Daily Mail
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
May 16Science Proves Sad Songs Help to Deal With Sad Feelings
Geekosystem
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
May 16Sad Songs Make You Feel Better After a Break Up, According to Study
First Coast News - Jacksonville
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
May 15How listening to 'sad songs' heals the blues
The Telegraph
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
May 15Sad Music Can Help Mend Broken Heart
Psych Central
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
May 14Singing the Blues
ThirdAge.com
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
May 14Relationship troubles? Some sad music might help you feel better
Science Codex
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
May 14Learning to recycle: Does political ideology matter?
Science Codex
Getting Liberals and Conservatives to Go Green: Political Ideology and Congruent Appeals
Blair Kidwell, Adam Farmer, David M. Hardesty
May 14Illusion of control: Why sports fans prefer 'lucky' products
Science Codex
Conditioned Superstition: Desire for Control and Consumer Brand Preferences
Eric J. Hamerman, Gita V. Johar
May 14Relationship troubles? Some sad music might help you feel better
Phys.Org
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
May 14Advertising product results? Put images closer together
Science Codex
Judging Product Effectiveness from Perceived Spatial Proximity
Boyoun (Grace) Chae, Xiuping Li, Rui (Juliet) Zhu
May 14Multilingual survey research: Do poor translations cause bias?
Science Codex
The Effect of Familiarity with the Response Category Labels on Item Response to Likert Scales
Bert Weijters, Maggie Geuens, Hans Baumgartner
May 14Advertising product results? Put images closer together
Phys.Org
Judging Product Effectiveness from Perceived Spatial Proximity
Boyoun (Grace) Chae, Xiuping Li, Rui (Juliet) Zhu
May 14Learning to recycle: Does political ideology matter?
Phys.Org
Getting Liberals and Conservatives to Go Green: Political Ideology and Congruent Appeals
Blair Kidwell, Adam Farmer, David M. Hardesty
May 14Multilingual survey research: Do poor translations cause bias?
Phys.Org
The Effect of Familiarity with the Response Category Labels on Item Response to Likert Scales
Bert Weijters, Maggie Geuens, Hans Baumgartner
May 14Advertising Product Results? Put Images Closer Together
Science Daily
Judging Product Effectiveness from Perceived Spatial Proximity
Boyoun (Grace) Chae, Xiuping Li, Rui (Juliet) Zhu
May 14Illusion of Control: Why Sports Fans Prefer 'Lucky' Products
Science Daily
Conditioned Superstition: Desire for Control and Consumer Brand Preferences
Eric J. Hamerman, Gita V. Johar
May 14Learning to Recycle: Does Political Ideology Matter?
Science Daily
Getting Liberals and Conservatives to Go Green: Political Ideology and Congruent Appeals
Blair Kidwell, Adam Farmer, David M. Hardesty
May 14Relationship Troubles? Some Sad Music Might Help You Feel Better
Science Daily
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
May 14Your Music Preferences Can Reflect And Improve Your Mood
RedOrbit
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
May 14Illusion of control: Why sports fans prefer 'lucky' products
Phys.Org
Conditioned Superstition: Desire for Control and Consumer Brand Preferences
Eric J. Hamerman, Gita V. Johar
May 14Are Social Media and Technology Ruining Your Life?
Business2Community
Are Close Friends the Enemy? Online Social Networks, Self-Esteem, and Self-Control
Keith Wilcox, Andrew T. Stephen
May 14Multilingual survey research: Do poor translations cause bias?
EurekAlert!
The Effect of Familiarity with the Response Category Labels on Item Response to Likert Scales
Bert Weijters, Maggie Geuens, Hans Baumgartner
May 14Advertising product results? Put images closer together
EurekAlert!
Judging Product Effectiveness from Perceived Spatial Proximity
Boyoun (Grace) Chae, Xiuping Li, Rui (Juliet) Zhu
May 14Illusion of control: Why sports fans prefer 'lucky' products
EurekAlert!
Conditioned Superstition: Desire for Control and Consumer Brand Preferences
Eric J. Hamerman, Gita V. Johar
May 14Learning to recycle: Does political ideology matter?
EurekAlert!
Getting Liberals and Conservatives to Go Green: Political Ideology and Congruent Appeals
Blair Kidwell, Adam Farmer, David M. Hardesty
May 14Relationship troubles? Some sad music might help you feel better
EurekAlert!
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Chan Jean Lee, Eduardo B. Andrade, Stephen E. Palmer
May 13A Tale of Two Talent Trees
Gamasutra
Eternal Quest for the Best: Sequential (vs. Simultaneous) Option Presentation Undermines Choice Commitment
Cassie Mogilner, Baba Shiv, Sheena Iyengar
May 12Wyróznij sie w 3 sekundy albo zgin – badanie „Journal of Consumer Research”
Marketing Przy Kawie
The Influence of Selective Attention and Inattention to Products on Subsequent Choice
Chris Janiszewski, Andrew Kuo, Nader Tavassoli
May 7Coffitivity, built in RVA, lands on Time list of the 50 best websites
Richmond Times Dispatch
Is Noise Always Bad? Exploring the Effects of Ambient Noise on Creative Cognition
Ravi Mehta, Rui (Juliet) Zhu, Amar Cheema
May 68 Money Habits That Are Holding You Back
Business Insider
How Credit Card Payments Increase Unhealthy Food Purchases: Visceral Regulation of Vices
Thomas, Desai, and Seenivasan
May 2Try This Persuasion Trick
Men\'s Health Magazine
Exploring the Impact of Various Shaped Seating Arrangements on Persuasion
Rui (Juliet) Zhu, Jennifer J. Argo
May 1Forced fibbing, white lies lead to serious consequences
The Orion
Are White Lies as Innocuous as We Think?
Jennifer J. Argo, Baba Shiv
Apr 30Have Regrets? The easy trick to stop 'em before they start
Prevention
Turning the Page: The Impact of Choice Closure on Satisfaction
Yangjie Gu, Simona Botti, David Faro
Apr 273 Ways Having a Lazy Weekend Can Be Good for Your Health
Glamour
The Temporal and Focal Dynamics of Volitional Reconsumption: A Phenomenological Investigation of Repeated Hedonic Experiences
Cristel Antonia Russell, Sidney J. Levy
Apr 26The latest in food news to help you get and stay healthy
KVAL
Turning the Page: The Impact of Choice Closure on Satisfaction
Yangjie Gu, Simona Botti, David Faro
Apr 23Physical labour linked to heart disease, study says
Metro News Canada
Productive Consumption in the Class-Mediated Construction of Domestic Masculinity: Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Home Improvement in Men’s Identity Work
Risto Moisio, Eric J. Arnould, James Gentry
Apr 23Michael Kline: Emotional ads better than hiring Brad Pitt
The Conway Daily Sun
Feeling Like My Self: Emotion Profiles and Social Identity
Nicole Verrochi Coleman, Patti Williams
Apr 20Garage sales: Is it worth it?
The Miami Herald
Explaining the Endowment Effect Through Ownership: The Role of Identity, Gender, and Self-Threat
Sara Loughran Dommer, Vanitha Swaminathan
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