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		<title>How to Give the Best Gifts, According to Psychological Research</title>
		<link>https://reflectd.co/2017/01/19/psychology-of-giving-great-gifts/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Moesgaard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 21:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What should you look for when buying a gift? This article tries to answer that question. A new paper, based on a survey of existing research, suggests that some gifts are great to give but not to receive. Scroll down and learn more from the infographic. The authors state that when we buy gifts, we are likely to focus [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Study: Vacations Decrease Work-Related Stress, Especially in &#8220;Obsessive&#8221; Workers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Moesgaard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The summer vacations have just ended for most people. So, you might wonder how long you benefit from the effects of your holiday? Ought we go on holidays to relieve work-related stress and to stay well? Research shows that not going on holidays is associated with a higher risk of morbidity (disease) and mortality (Gump [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wear the Right Clothes and Make the Right Impressions on Others: Dress to Impress</title>
		<link>https://reflectd.co/2014/07/29/dress-to-impress/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Moesgaard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Whether you like it or not: the clothes you wear makes a particular impression on others. Even subtle appearance cues lead others to judge our personality, status and more. I&#8217;ve come across a number of studies that prove this fact, and as always, I share the findings with you. People who deliberately wear nonconforming clothes appear to have higher status and competence. This [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Study: Choosing Products With Attractive Designs Affirms People&#8217;s Self-Image</title>
		<link>https://reflectd.co/2014/07/28/study-choosing-products-with-attractive-designs-affirms-peoples-self-image/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Moesgaard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[People strive for consistency in beliefs and behaviors as they have a basic desire to affirm their self-image. Studies have shown that people choose products that are congruent with their self-image: “Participants who supported the values symbolized by Pepsi (exciting life, enjoying life, social power, and social recognition) had a more favorable taste evaluation, attitude, and purchase intention [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How Do People Deal With Too Many Options? (A Look at The Choice Overload Hypothesis)</title>
		<link>https://reflectd.co/2014/07/02/choice-overload-hypothesis/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Moesgaard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2014 12:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We face many options each day and we make many choices, but how effectively do we deal with all these options? On one side, psychologists stress the importance of having many options to choose from as it is associated with a number of positive aspects of human functioning. &#8220;a link between the provision of choice [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>5 Reasons Why People Reject Technology</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Moesgaard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2013 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A literature review by Murthy &#38; Mani (2013) emphasizes the fact that people are willing to learn to use new technology, but this willingness tends to diminish over time, depending on the time and effort it takes to keep pace with that technology. For example, if a piece of technology demands continued learning to be applied, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How Brand Designs Influence Consumer Choices</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Moesgaard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2013 17:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We often get attracted by products from more preferred as opposed to less preferred brands. Why is that? The answer lies in the brand designs of products. Designing a brand and a product that appeals to us is therefore one of the biggest concerns of companies that seek to increase their sales. Branding is not [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How Different Colors Carry Meaning and Influence &#8216;Consumer Behavior&#8217;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Moesgaard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2013 19:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Colors carry meanings, and they have an impact on emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. The meanings of colors are produced at an early stage of visual processing which does not require one&#8217;s awareness (Elliot &#38; Maier, 2013). The meaning of colors are learned. We have learned to associate different colors with different meanings in a nonconscious manner. In other [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Study: Your Self-Concept Influences Your Product Choices</title>
		<link>https://reflectd.co/2013/05/28/self-concept-influences-your-product-choices/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Moesgaard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 19:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Taste evaluation is not solely based on the objectivity of food, such as the biological and innate preferences for special flavors etc. Individual and cultural differences in food preferences illuminate the role of subjectivity in taste evaluation. According to the self-congruity theory, consumers pick products that are congruent with their self-concepts, i.e. a collection of beliefs about [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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