The Science of Finding the Perfect Christmas Gift

LiveScience:

For all of recorded history, people have been giving presents for a myriad of reasons: to show affection, curry favor, or fulfill familial duty. And the custom goes beyond the human species. Even family cats are known to bequeath presents of dead mice or birds on their owners.

There’s also regifting — recycling a gift you’ve received previously — which new research in the journal Psychological Science suggests may not be as offensive as once thought, at least to the gift giver. To improve acceptance of regifting, the researchers suggested voicing your feelings when recycling a present, even expressing to the receiver that it’s OK for them to do what they like with the gift (even if that means passing it along next year).

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