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The psychology of spending

Chapter 1

The physical pain of paying

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Chapter 2

Cognitive traps in the supermarket aisle

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Chapter 3

Keeping up with the global Joneses

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Chapter 4

The emotional mind and mental accounting

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YOUR GOAL

Master of The psychology of spending

Ch 1 · The physical pain of paying
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nic The cashless effect in mobile-first societies

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Pay and Playday

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nic Dopamine and the thrill of the hunt

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nic The Pain of Paying

Paying with cash, a physical sting, the brain feels the pinch!

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Dopamine and the thrill of the hunt

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Fun Fact

Pain of paying: Neuroscientists found that paying with physical cash activates the insula, the same brain region that lights up when you stub your toe.

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The magic of plastic and digital wallets

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Glossary
pain of paying (noun)
The psychological discomfort or immediate sense of loss experienced by an individual when parting with money. MIT researcher Drazen Prelec demonstrated this phenomenon during a silent auction for Boston Celtics tickets.

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Quiz

Why do pre-paid vacations feel highly enjoyable to consumers when they finally arrive?

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Gossip

Would you go cashless forever?

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Quiz

In what year did researchers from Carnegie Mellon and Stanford publish their fMRI study on the pain of paying?

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Gossip

Which payment method makes you spend the most?

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Quiz

Which brain region, associated with physical pain and disgust, activates when we see high prices?

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Quiz

Which two mobile platforms handled over $40 trillion in Chinese transactions in the year 2020?

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Quiz

Which neurotransmitter spikes during the anticipation of shopping rather than after the purchase is made?

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Quiz

According to consumer research, how much do frictionless mobile wallets increase spontaneous purchases?

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Quiz

According to a 2001 MIT study, how much more did participants bid when using credit cards instead of cash?

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Quiz

What is the psychological term for separating the emotional pain of payment from the joy of consumption?

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