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The Perfect Christmas Gift (According to Science)

2014-12-23

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'Twas the night before Christmas, and you still haven't gone shopping... so here are some scientific gift giving tips. Happy Holidays and thanks for watching in 2014!

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References:

Kasser, T., & Sheldon, K. M. (2002). What makes for a merry Christmas?.Journal of Happiness Studies, 3(4), 313-329. http://web.missouri.edu/~sheldonk/pdfarticles/JOHS02.pdf

Van Boven, L., & Gilovich, T. (2003). To do or to have? That is the question. Journal of personality and social psychology, 85(6), 1193. http://psych.colorado.edu/~vanboven/vanboven/Publications_files/vb_gilo_2003.pdf

Dunn, E., & Norton, M. (2013). Happy money: The science of smarter spending. Simon and Schuster. http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/print-profile.aspx?facId=326229 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1451665067/benedelmanhom-20

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