(Oh, alright, so I haven’t come back in full force — sorry for not posting daily this week; this jetlag is still affecting me…but here’s a post if that’s any consolation!)
You know that song that goes “I’m gonna wash that man right outta my hair…”? Well, it can actually work, based on this article I just read.
It seems that you can wash your troubles away. Cleaning gives us a sense of getting rid of lucky or unlucky feelings, doubt or a sense of immorality. One study showed that people felt less guilty of an immoral act they’d committed after using an antiseptic hand wipe. Another study found people sitting in a stinky room judged the immoral act of others more harshly.
Another study found that washing hands after losing in gambling gave one a sense of washing the bad streak away, which brought them right back to gambling–at even higher stakes.
(Good to know — I’ll keep this in mind when I’m in Vegas next week; don’t wanna lose every red cent I own!)
October 6, 2011
I’ve been obsessing about this absolutely gorge Physician’s Formula refillable compact since Beauty Geeks blogger (and friend) Janine posted about it earlier this week. And while I’m not quite ready to switch all of my makeup to the green variety, I am definitely more aware of what I’m using and interested in exploring the options available. (Be sure to read Lesa Hannah’s great article in Fashion Green Beauty: An Education if you haven’t already).
Anyhow, with all of this greenness top of mind and with Earth Hour this Saturday, this interesting study conducted by psychologists at the University of Toronto that found that the use of green products may make one feel morally virtuous, leading some to act out unethically in other ways caught my eye.
March 25, 2010
Photo: style.com
Be wary of people wearing sunglasses. According to new research published in Psychological Science, darkness — such as being in a lowly lit room but even from sporting a pair of shades — makes us believe we are shielded from people’s attention and inspection, leading us to behave more unethically.
In one of the experiments, participants wore sunglasses or clear glasses and were given money to share with a person in another room they’d been interacting with. Those wearing sunglasses acted more selfishly, giving way less of the money to the other person so they could pocket it for themselves.
Which has got me wondering: I’ve been coveting these Dior sunglasses. Does that in turn mean I’m subconsciously planning on acting immorally?
March 9, 2010
