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Yes, people like to brag, but they disagree on what to brag about.
Yes, people like to brag, but they disagree on what to brag about.
"... conspicuous consumption increases perceptions of status, which in turn elicits benefits from others (e.g., compliance with a request)."
Guest Post: The Curious Case of Women’s Conspicuous Consumption | Evolutionary Psychology
"... conspicuous consumption increases perceptions of status, which in turn elicits benefits from others (e.g., compliance with a request)."
Guest Post: The Curious Case of Women’s Conspicuous Consumption | Evolutionary Psychology
When assigned to the conspicuous condition, male confederates wore a Ralph Lauren collared shirt and Ray-Ban sunglasses and female confederates carried a Louis Vuitton tote and wore Dolce and Gabbana sunglasses. When assigned to the non-conspicuous condition, male and female confederates wore generic versions of each of these accessories.
I'm probably not alone on this forum in wondering: How would a test subject know if the confederate were wearing the name brand (and that it was expensive)? I sure couldn't tell by looking--unless they neglected to remove the price tags.
People that care a lot about that stuff make it a point of being able to tell. It's a avocation like bird watching or train spotting is
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