Study Suggests Use of Word 'Consumer' Can Have Negative Effects | Science News | Scoop.it

A team of researchers led by Galen Bodenhausen, a professor of psychology and marketing at Northwestern University, has published the results of a new study about materialism and happiness in the journal Psychological Science. When participants were labeled as “consumers,” they were more likely to selfishly focus on their own individual consumption.


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