Beliefs about Whether Spending Implies Wealth

Whether Non-Correlation Implies Non-Causation

It has been well argued that correlation does not imply causation. Is the converse true: does non-correlation imply non-causation, or more plainly, does causation imply correlation? Here we argue that this is a useful intuition of the semantic essence of the faithfulness assumption of causal graphs. Although the statement is intuitively reasonable, it is not categorically true (but it is true w...

"beliefs about Beliefs" without Probabilities

Beliefs about brain injury Beliefs about brain injury in Britain

Primary objective: Surveys have revealed that a high proportion of the public in the US and Canada hold misconceptions pertaining to the sequelae of brain injury. This study examined whether similar misconceptions are endorsed by adults in Britain. Research design: Survey Methods and procedures: Three hundred and twenty two participants completed a 17 item questionnaire containing true or false...

Wealth effects on consumer spending in the US economy

Wealth, Warmth, and Well-Being: Whether Happiness Is Relative or Absolute Depends on Whether It Is About Money, Acquisition, or Consumption

Vol. XLVI (June 2009), 396–409 396 © 2009, American Marketing Association ISSN: 0022-2437 (print), 1547-7193 (electronic) *Christopher K. Hsee is Theodore O. Yntema Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Marketing, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago (e-mail: [email protected]). Yang Yang is a marketing student, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University (e-mail: ...