News tagged with monetary rewards
Childhood adversity may affect processing in the brain's reward pathways
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 15, 2009 |
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New research shows that childhood adversity is associated with diminished neural activity in brain regions implicated in the anticipation of possible rewards.
Brain-behavior disconnect in cocaine addiction
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Parts of the brain involved in monitoring behaviors and emotions show different levels of activity in cocaine users relative to non-drug users, even when both groups perform equally well on ...
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Praise = money?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Why are we nice to others? One answer provided by social psychologists is because it pays off. A social psychological theory stated that we do something nice to others for a good reputation or social approval just like we ...
Monetary aggregates play little role in the conduct of monetary policy
Dec 03, 2008 |
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In conventional macroeconomic thinking, the money supply is considered the main determinant of long-run inflation. A variety of monetary aggregates have been proposed to measure the money supply. Yet, nowadays, monetary aggregates ...
Policies to Address Tardiness Will Not Work, Study Suggests
Nov 26, 2007 |
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A new study by a University of Arkansas economist suggests that national campaigns against tardiness in two South American countries will not work. The findings provide insight for policymakers and business leaders who want ...
Psychologists show that 'money changes everything'
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 08, 2007 |
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It's been said by everyone from Cyndi Lauper to Alex Rodriguez that "money changes everything." Now psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis have published a paper to support that claim.
Cuts to rewards plans unlikely to hurt credit card use, study shows
Jul 20, 2009 |
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What would happen if credit card holders no longer received rewards? Not much - but it could cut consumer credit card debt, says a new study on the impact of rewards programs on credit and debit card use.
Bikini-clad women make men impatient
May 30, 2008 |
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Images of sexy women tend to whet men's sexual appetite. But stimulating new research in the Journal of Consumer Research says there's more than meets the eye. A recent study shows that men who watched sexy videos or handled ...
Brain response to information about the future suggests that ignorance isn't bliss
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 15, 2009 |
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New research demonstrates that single neurons in the reward center of the brain process not only primitive rewards but also more abstract, cognitive rewards related to the quest for information about the future. The study, ...
Student Rewards Often Ineffective And Unnecessary, Authors Say
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It seems so natural to many teachers and parents: give children rewards for doing well in school and that will motivate them to achieve more. Not so fast, according to the authors of a new ...
Study shows how using mental strategies can alter the brain's reward circuitry
Jun 29, 2008 |
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The cognitive strategies humans use to regulate emotions can determine both neurological and physiological responses to potential rewards, a team of New York University and Rutgers University neuroscientists has discovered. ...
Worth the effort? Not if you're depressed
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 12, 2009 |
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New research indicates that decreased cravings for pleasure may be at the root of a core symptom of major depressive disorder. The research is in contrast to the long-held notion that those suffering from ...
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