Behavior & Decisions Economists paid thousands of people to quit Facebook for a month, and the effects went beyond what anyone expected Oct 29 · 3 min read · American Economic Review
Behavior & Decisions The famous marshmallow test said kids who waited would do better in life, but a larger study found family background explained much of it Oct 29 · 3 min read · Developmental Psychology
Behavior & Decisions For years, psychologists believed willpower runs out like a battery, until a test across 23 labs found almost no effect Oct 29 · 3 min read · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Behavior & Decisions A famous jam experiment suggested that too many choices stop people from buying anything, but later research complicated the story Oct 29 · 3 min read · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Behavior & Decisions People in a pain experiment chose to repeat the longer, more painful trial, and it reveals how memory really judges experiences Oct 29 · 3 min read · Psychological Science
