Ayelet Gneezy

TL;DR: Results from two experiments indicate that even when people are successful at maintaining sustained attention—as when avoiding the temptation to check their phones—the mere presence of these devices reduces available cognitive capacity, and these cognitive costs are highest for those highest in smartphone dependence.

TL;DR: This paper found that those with less favorable attitudes toward a COVID-19 vaccination also perceived the virus to be less threatening, while those with more favorable attitudes viewed the virus as less threatening.

TL;DR: Switching from corporate social responsibility to what the authors term shared social responsibility works in part because customized contributions allow customers to directly express social welfare concerns through the purchasing of material goods.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of hotel guests' commitment to practice environmentally friendly behavior during their stay was examined, and it was found that when guests made a brief but specific commitment at check-in, and received a lapel pin to symbolize their commitment, they were over 25% more likely to hang at least one towel for reuse, and this increased the total number of towels hung by over 40%.

TL;DR: It is suggested that costly prosocial behaviors serve as a signal of prosocial identity and that people subsequently behave in line with that self-perception, so subsequent behavior is less likely to be consistent and may even show the reductions in prosocial behavior associated with licensing.