PsyBlog
From the monthly archives:
If money doesn't bring happiness, then why do people behave as though it does?
Anyone who's ever tried to sell a house, a car, or practically anything, quickly discovers that buyers and sellers rarely see eye-to-eye on price.
A lucid and accessible description of the biases that affect our decision making.
We like 'free' because it makes us feel good and there's no downside. But sometimes 'free' tricks us into poor decisions.
Series of posts looking at some of the latest research findings on the psychology of money.
People inhabit two separate worlds - the social and the financial - and depending on which one is activated, their thoughts and behaviour can change dramatically.
Research shows that when making spending decisions we try to avoid difficult comparisons - but it's the easy comparisons that can get us into trouble.
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