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PSYCHOLOGY ON ORDER: HOW RESTAURANTS GET YOU TO SPEND MORE
Associated Press: You may think you’re immune to transparent sales pitches like “Do you want fries with that?” But the tactics restaurants use to nudge you into spending a little extra may be subtler than
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Hungry? Don’t Go Shopping.
Hunger is one of our most basic and primitive drives. When we are deprived of food, for whatever reason, we become intensely focused on satiating that craving. We want calories, and we want them now.
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Love Hot Sauce? Your Personality May Be A Good Predictor
NPR: A Myers-Briggs personality test can help you determine whether you’re an extrovert. But could your love of hot sauce reveal something about your temperament, too? As we have reported, back in the 1980s, a
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Books to Check Out
To submit a new book, email [email protected]. The Psychology of Eating and Drinking: 4th Edition by Alexandra W. Logue; Routledge, December 10, 2014. Me, Myself, and Us: The Science of Personality and the Art of
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How Do We Grow To Like The Foods We Once Hated?
NPR: Why do some of us like to slather hot sauce or sprinkle chili powder onto our food, while others can’t stand burning sensations in our mouth? It probably has to do with how much
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Choosing Between Carrots and Cake Is a Snap Decision, Researchers Say
ABC News: Whether you stick to your diet or give into temptation comes down to just milliseconds, a new study suggests. Researchers from Caltech tested this theory by asking 28 volunteers to rate the health
