psychology

Meghan Farrell Psychology Inspired Jewelry

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Jewelry designers find inspiration in all kinds of places, and for psychology student Meghan Farrell it was the mind and its many mysterious functions that became the muse for her MF 'Ologies' Jewelry collection. Made of precious metals only, no gems or jewels to be seen, each piece in the line represents something different. The "Held Together Pendant" shown here represents both stability (the wheel) and security (the safety pin), the "Cross-Kiss Ring" represents a kiss, and the "Neurology Pendant" stands for the power of the mind and the will to survive. Pieces range in price depending on material from $230 - $1400.

Gallery: MF Jewelry Collection by Meghan Farrell

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Study Says Luxury Changes People for the Worse

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Filed under: Wealth

A new study found that when people are exposed to luxury they become more self-centered and less empathetic towards others.

The study was put together by Harvard professor Roy Y.J. Chua and London Business School assistant professor Xi Zou as a step towards understanding how luxury goods effect the human psyche, and as a means of explaining the harmful decisions of wealthy groups like Wall Street executives. In the study people were asked to make a series of decisions designed to pit self-interests against society-interests, and the people who thought about luxury immediately before the test made more selfish and potentially harmful decisions than those who didn't.

The results seem to suggest that businessmen who have meetings at posh resorts surrounded by opulence and luxury will make more profit-driven, self-interested decisions than those who meet in a modest conference room. What do you think, does being surrounded by luxury make a person more likely to think only about themselves?

Via psfk

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Tags: lifestyle, luxury, psychology, spending, spending habits, SpendingHabits, study, wealth