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Black Friday: A “Collective Consumption Ritual”

By Stephanie Sarkis|2018-10-01T14:30:18-04:00November 23rd, 2011|Categories: Holidays|Tags: black friday, Money, shopping, spending, stores, Thanksgiving|

New post on my Psychology Today blog: Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, is a "collective consumption ritual", according to Thomas and Peters (2011). Over two years, the researchers interviewed "experienced" Black Friday shoppers. Through 38 qualitative interviews, the researchers found four themes: Keep reading...

Don’t touch that! It can cost you.

By Stephanie Sarkis|2016-10-05T06:45:48-04:00June 8th, 2011|Categories: ADD, ADHD, Money, Research|Tags: buying, consumer, consumer psychology, Money, selling, shopping, touch|

When you touch an item on a store shelf, you are much more likely to buy it, according to a study by Wolf, Arkes, & Muhanna (2008). This is the reason why you are encouraged to "try before you buy" or "take a test drive" as soon as possible. Once you touch something, it registers into [...]

Grocery shopping when you have ADHD

By Stephanie Sarkis|2016-10-05T06:45:50-04:00January 3rd, 2011|Categories: ADHD, Videos|Tags: ADD, ADHD, grocery, impulsivity, shopping|

Grocery shopping when you have ADHD.