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Instead Of Counting Blessings, Count Money To Feel Good - 2 views

  • those who had counted the money rated lower social distress than those who only counted paper.
  • Those who thought about the weather rated normal amounts of social distress or pain; those thinking about their finances experienced higher social distress when they were left out of the Cyperball game and reported greater pain from the hot water.
  • The mere idea of money has considerable psychological power, enough to alter reactions to social exclusion and even to physical pain."
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  • those counting money rated a lower intensity of the hot water and physical pain than those who counted paper. In addition, the researchers found that participants who counted out the bills rated themselves as feeling "strong" more often than the paper counting group.
  • Roy F. Baumeister
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      This researcher has done some wonderful work on the whole phenomena of *belonging*. I highly recommend him.
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