Wanting something and liking something are two separate things, and it is not uncommon that people develop strong "wants", or "must haves" for things they don't particularly like.Indeed, it is possible that certain events increase our want for an object, while simultaneously decreasing how much we actually like the object. According to a recent research report this can ha
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February 23, 2010
When We Want Something More Although We Like it Less
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January 13, 2010
Religion makes you desirable… in the USA but not in Britain
The previous post took a look at some recent research on how competition for mates affects how religious people say they are. When a group of students in the US were subtly reminded that there's a lot of competition for potential mates, they responded by claiming to be more religious. One potential explanation for this is simply that being religious is seen as socially desirable.If this were true
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