Channel: SciShow Psych

Category: Education

Tags: greeneducationretail therapyemotionsmoodlearnimpulse purchasehankyour brain on retail therapybrainself-regulation theoryscishowimpulse buypsychologysciencecheer upbrit garnermental accountingshopping

Description: After a bad day, you might feel like you deserve a treat and order that pair of shoes you've had your eye on. But psychologists have wondered if that impulse purchase can end up leaving you feeling more unfulfilled than happy. Hosted by: Brit Garner ---------- Support SciShow Psych by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowPsych SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at scishowtangents.org ---------- Become a Patron and have your name featured in the description of every SciShow Psych episode! patreon.com/SciShowPsych ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: facebook.com/scishow Twitter: twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-why-behind-the-buy/201305/why-retail-therapy-works onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/mar.20404?casa_token=Q8iJCWsiuhMAAAAA%3ADoIdBqz93z-LOCvefahqopsxFABbOUI7yHert-wiDDwGIi37YmSlmI6o6uu-1M0RIW2KOZLEmPOw-M5B acrwebsite.org/volumes/v38/acr_v38_15786.pdf acrwebsite.org/volumes/ap07/12975.pdf sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1057740813001149?casa_token=S9L42QQ-N5sAAAAA:LQ7PEaqCgYn8eSzdiFrf8O8hsw2v33THs-dAdgc30lylGlyWb0Mudjxh0DoKbzRVVo-DfI6Fsg web2-bschool.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/media_rp/publications/gnDja1441015005.pdf digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1037&context=buwell acrwebsite.org/volumes/1009733/volumes/v39/NA-39 link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11469-013-9449-y.pdf Images: istockphoto.com/photo/overhead-angle-on-the-table-in-a-high-end-restaurant-used-as-co-working-space-gm1312447691-401252560 istockphoto.com/photo/woman-shopping-footwears-online-on-laptop-gm958336042-261683714 istockphoto.com/photo/the-senior-latino-man-shopping-in-a-grocery-store-choosing-sweets-gm1146551772-308980066 istockphoto.com/photo/think-its-time-for-a-change-gm1266704391-371406815 istockphoto.com/photo/asian-chinese-young-couple-arm-raised-sitting-on-inflatable-swimming-float-unicorn-gm1285602715-382378147 istockphoto.com/photo/cinema-series-weeping-gm91087356-2882433 istockphoto.com/photo/man-holding-bicycle-at-the-beach-showing-thumbs-up-finger-gm1279040186-377776270 istockphoto.com/photo/exhausting-shopping-gm1082995504-290527939 istockphoto.com/photo/shopping-for-christmas-gm1090959116-292655211 istockphoto.com/photo/family-at-an-ice-cream-shop-gm508189536-85119747 istockphoto.com/photo/portrait-of-young-woman-with-big-eyes-staring-in-amazing-at-her-bill-at-shopping-gm1087204676-291687514 istockphoto.com/photo/electronic-banking-gm1135776151-302272904 istockphoto.com/photo/look-at-these-prices-ive-got-to-get-more-gm1210531200-350724373 istockphoto.com/photo/happy-girl-shopping-in-the-fashion-store-gm863190232-143239033 istockphoto.com/photo/medical-illustrate-gm484757150-71487927