The Psychological Consequences of Money
The Psychological Consequences of Money
Kathleen D. Vohs, et al.
Science 314, 1154 (2006);
DOI: 10.1126/science.1132491
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Kathleen D. Vohs,1* Nicole L. Mead,2 Miranda R. Goode3
Money has been said to change people’s motivation (mainly for the better) and their behavior toward others (mainly for the worse). The results of nine experiments suggest that money brings about a self-sufficient orientation in which people prefer to be free of dependency and dependents.
Reminders of money, relative to nonmoney reminders, led to reduced requests for help and
Kathleen D. Vohs, et al.
Science 314, 1154 (2006);
DOI: 10.1126/science.1132491
The following resources related to this article are available online at www.sciencemag.org (this information is current as of November 17, 2006 ):
Supporting Online Material can be found at: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/314/5802/1154/DC1 A list of selected additional articles on the Science Web sites related to this article can be found at: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/314/5802/1154#related-content This article appears in the following subject collections:
Psychology
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Information about obtaining reprints of this article or about obtaining permission to reproduce this article in whole or in part can be found at: http://www.sciencemag.org/help/about/permissions.dtl Science (print ISSN 0036-8075; online ISSN 1095-9203) is published weekly, except the last week in December, by the
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1200 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005. Copyright c 2005 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science; all rights reserved. The title SCIENCE is a registered trademark of AAAS.
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Updated information and services, including high-resolution figures, can be found in the online version of this article at: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/314/5802/1154 The Psychological Consequences of Money
Kathleen D. Vohs,1* Nicole L. Mead,2 Miranda R. Goode3
Money has been said to change people’s motivation (mainly for the better) and their behavior toward others (mainly for the worse). The results of nine experiments suggest that money brings about a self-sufficient orientation in which people prefer to be free of dependency and dependents.
Reminders of money, relative to nonmoney reminders, led to reduced requests for help and
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