Washing Your Hands Reduces Buyer’s Remorse

Psychology Today reports that this finding will be published in Science magazine tomorrow.   The authors suggest that this happens because of the: "clean slate effect": washing may expunge the emotional power of past
acts–perhaps even good ones–from the mental record.
Perhaps I should have washed my hands after buying my iPad. It might have saved me from writing that ambivalent post about my purchase!

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32 responses to “Washing Your Hands Reduces Buyer’s Remorse”

  1. Joe Perez Avatar

    Another good reason to wash one’s hands, cool. I’ve been reading your blog for a while and finding myself linking more and more from Twitter, so just a shout out to say thanks for putting yourself out there.

  2. Joe Perez Avatar

    Another good reason to wash one’s hands, cool. I’ve been reading your blog for a while and finding myself linking more and more from Twitter, so just a shout out to say thanks for putting yourself out there.

  3. Joe Perez Avatar

    Another good reason to wash one’s hands, cool. I’ve been reading your blog for a while and finding myself linking more and more from Twitter, so just a shout out to say thanks for putting yourself out there.

  4. Joe Perez Avatar

    Another good reason to wash one’s hands, cool. I’ve been reading your blog for a while and finding myself linking more and more from Twitter, so just a shout out to say thanks for putting yourself out there.

  5. Joe Perez Avatar

    Another good reason to wash one’s hands, cool. I’ve been reading your blog for a while and finding myself linking more and more from Twitter, so just a shout out to say thanks for putting yourself out there.

  6. Joe Perez Avatar

    Another good reason to wash one’s hands, cool. I’ve been reading your blog for a while and finding myself linking more and more from Twitter, so just a shout out to say thanks for putting yourself out there.

  7. Joe Perez Avatar

    Another good reason to wash one’s hands, cool. I’ve been reading your blog for a while and finding myself linking more and more from Twitter, so just a shout out to say thanks for putting yourself out there.

  8. Joe Perez Avatar

    Another good reason to wash one’s hands, cool. I’ve been reading your blog for a while and finding myself linking more and more from Twitter, so just a shout out to say thanks for putting yourself out there.

  9. Kandarp Avatar

    Hi Bob. An interesting piece indeed. Last week I bought a Samsung TV. And I guess, I needed a complete shower….

  10. Kandarp Avatar

    Hi Bob. An interesting piece indeed. Last week I bought a Samsung TV. And I guess, I needed a complete shower….

  11. Kandarp Avatar

    Hi Bob. An interesting piece indeed. Last week I bought a Samsung TV. And I guess, I needed a complete shower….

  12. Kandarp Avatar

    Hi Bob. An interesting piece indeed. Last week I bought a Samsung TV. And I guess, I needed a complete shower….

  13. Kandarp Avatar

    Hi Bob. An interesting piece indeed. Last week I bought a Samsung TV. And I guess, I needed a complete shower….

  14. Kandarp Avatar

    Hi Bob. An interesting piece indeed. Last week I bought a Samsung TV. And I guess, I needed a complete shower….

  15. Kandarp Avatar

    Hi Bob. An interesting piece indeed. Last week I bought a Samsung TV. And I guess, I needed a complete shower….

  16. Kandarp Avatar

    Hi Bob. An interesting piece indeed. Last week I bought a Samsung TV. And I guess, I needed a complete shower….

  17. DC Jobs Avatar

    I think that ambivalence is a genuine and legitimate feeling to have towards a product.
    If a company releases a product and the customers’ review reflect a great deal of ambivalence toward the product and the user experience, then that company may want to take some action to improve their relationship with their customers.

  18. DC Jobs Avatar

    I think that ambivalence is a genuine and legitimate feeling to have towards a product.
    If a company releases a product and the customers’ review reflect a great deal of ambivalence toward the product and the user experience, then that company may want to take some action to improve their relationship with their customers.

  19. DC Jobs Avatar

    I think that ambivalence is a genuine and legitimate feeling to have towards a product.
    If a company releases a product and the customers’ review reflect a great deal of ambivalence toward the product and the user experience, then that company may want to take some action to improve their relationship with their customers.

  20. DC Jobs Avatar

    I think that ambivalence is a genuine and legitimate feeling to have towards a product.
    If a company releases a product and the customers’ review reflect a great deal of ambivalence toward the product and the user experience, then that company may want to take some action to improve their relationship with their customers.

  21. DC Jobs Avatar

    I think that ambivalence is a genuine and legitimate feeling to have towards a product.
    If a company releases a product and the customers’ review reflect a great deal of ambivalence toward the product and the user experience, then that company may want to take some action to improve their relationship with their customers.

  22. DC Jobs Avatar

    I think that ambivalence is a genuine and legitimate feeling to have towards a product.
    If a company releases a product and the customers’ review reflect a great deal of ambivalence toward the product and the user experience, then that company may want to take some action to improve their relationship with their customers.

  23. DC Jobs Avatar

    I think that ambivalence is a genuine and legitimate feeling to have towards a product.
    If a company releases a product and the customers’ review reflect a great deal of ambivalence toward the product and the user experience, then that company may want to take some action to improve their relationship with their customers.

  24. DC Jobs Avatar

    I think that ambivalence is a genuine and legitimate feeling to have towards a product.
    If a company releases a product and the customers’ review reflect a great deal of ambivalence toward the product and the user experience, then that company may want to take some action to improve their relationship with their customers.

  25. Greg Avatar
    Greg

    This goes back at least 2000 years, and probably well before then.
    ..Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere…he took water and washed his hands… (Matthew 27:24)

  26. Greg Avatar
    Greg

    This goes back at least 2000 years, and probably well before then.
    ..Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere…he took water and washed his hands… (Matthew 27:24)

  27. Greg Avatar
    Greg

    This goes back at least 2000 years, and probably well before then.
    ..Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere…he took water and washed his hands… (Matthew 27:24)

  28. Greg Avatar
    Greg

    This goes back at least 2000 years, and probably well before then.
    ..Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere…he took water and washed his hands… (Matthew 27:24)

  29. Greg Avatar
    Greg

    This goes back at least 2000 years, and probably well before then.
    ..Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere…he took water and washed his hands… (Matthew 27:24)

  30. Greg Avatar
    Greg

    This goes back at least 2000 years, and probably well before then.
    ..Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere…he took water and washed his hands… (Matthew 27:24)

  31. Greg Avatar
    Greg

    This goes back at least 2000 years, and probably well before then.
    ..Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere…he took water and washed his hands… (Matthew 27:24)

  32. Greg Avatar
    Greg

    This goes back at least 2000 years, and probably well before then.
    ..Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere…he took water and washed his hands… (Matthew 27:24)

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