Promotional games at retail stores increase consumer spending
Surprisingly, even when the discount won from a promotional game is smaller than a traditional discount — say only 10% versus 20% — researchers still saw the same phenomenon.
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Handgun purchasers with a prior DUI have a greater risk for serious violence
Legal purchasers of handguns with a prior DUI conviction have a greater risk of a future arrest for a violent offense — including murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault and for firearm-related violent crimes.
Read morePsychology of attraction to religious deities and super-heroes
A new psychological study has addressed centuries-old questions about how and why supernatural beings are worshipped.
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