Do consumers always approach pleasure and avoid pain? New study suggests an alternative

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 01:56 in Health & Medicine

Whether it's doing sit-ups or eating steamed veggies instead of fries, it's often difficult to get ourselves to do something we know is beneficial. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says we can trick ourselves into more favorable evaluations of certain products and behaviors. Link:  http://www.journals.uchicago.edu

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