• The Curse of Digitalization – Virtual Meetings Can Lower Creativity

    The Curse of Digitalization – Virtual Meetings Can Lower Creativity

    Introduction The world had to change a lot of things during the pandemic. Due to the strict regulations put in place by the government workers had to meet their colleagues online to coordinate operations. It was a great idea to engage each other online, but it came with a cost to the levels of creativity. […]

  • Moral Licensing is Real – When Corporate Social Responsibility Backfires

    Moral Licensing is Real – When Corporate Social Responsibility Backfires

    When Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS) Backfires A recent scientific paper, titled “When Corporate Social Responsibility Backfires: Theory and Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment” by John A. List and Fatemeh Momeni explores how corporate social responsibility can sometimes have negative consequences. The paper looks at how a company’s social responsibility practices can affect both consumers […]

  • A Tool to Fool: How Probability Presentation Can Manipulate Our Behavior

    A Tool to Fool: How Probability Presentation Can Manipulate Our Behavior

    Probability Presentation – A Powerful Tool on HowYou Can Manipulate People’s Behavior There is no doubt that a probability presentation is a powerful tool when it comes to manipulating people’s behavior. By understanding how probabilities can be presented, anyone can use this information to influence people’s decisions. In this blog post, we will discuss how […]

  • The Longer You Stare at the Cheetos, the More Valuable it Becomes to You

    The Longer You Stare at the Cheetos, the More Valuable it Becomes to You

    Increasing a Visual Stimulus’ Duration Raises its Value in Our Brain When making choices, we often compare the value of different options to decide. In a new study, scientists have used eye-tracking technology to explore how people make these comparisons. They found that when looking at two options, our eyes tend to fixate on the […]

  • 4 Games in Neuroeconomics You Should Know of: Trust, Ultimatum, Prisoner’s Dilemma & Public Goods

    4 Games in Neuroeconomics You Should Know of: Trust, Ultimatum, Prisoner’s Dilemma & Public Goods

    4 Gameplays in Neuroeconomics – A Summary  The process of decision making in social situations can be very complicated, such that disruption to one’s capability of understanding and acting on social information can cause massive effects on their life. An effective way of measuring social decision-making that has also been adapted in neuroimaging is neuroeconomic […]

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