Money brings self-reliance, selfishness, study says
A team of psychologists has discovered why money can't buy happiness.
Pictures of dollar bills, fantasies of wealth and even wads of Monopoly money arouse feelings of self-sufficiency that result in selfish and often anti-social behavior, according to a study published yesterday in the journal Science.
"The mere presence of money changes people," said Kathleen Vohs, a
professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota and lead author
of the study. [more]
