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Maximizing versus satisficing: happiness is a matter of choice.
- B. Schwartz, A. Ward, J. Monterosso, S. Lyubomirsky, K. White, D. R. Lehman
- PsychologyJournal of personality and social psychology
- 2002
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Jobs, Careers, and Callings: People's Relations to Their Work
- Amy Wrzesniewski, C. McCauley, P. Rozin, B. Schwartz
- Psychology
- 1 March 1997
We present evidence suggesting that most people see their work as either a Job (focus on financial rewards and necessity rather than pleasure or fulfillment; not a major positive part of life), a…
The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
- B. Schwartz
- Political Science
- 31 May 2007
Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions-both big and…
Self-determination. The tyranny of freedom.
- B. Schwartz
- PsychologyThe American psychologist
- 2000
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A Short Form of the Maximization Scale: Factor Structure, Reliability and Validity Studies
- Gergana Y. Nenkov, M. Morrin, A. Ward, B. Schwartz, J. Hulland
- Psychology
- 1 June 2008
We conducted an analysis of the 13-item Maximization Scale (Schwartz et al., 2002) with the goal of establishing its factor structure, reliability and validity. We also investigated the psychometric…
Doing Better but Feeling Worse
- S. Iyengar, R. Wells, B. Schwartz
- PsychologyPsychological science
- 1 February 2006
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Commemorating a Difficult Past
- Robin Wagner-Pacifici, B. Schwartz
- SociologyAmerican Journal of Sociology
- 1 September 1991
The problem of commemoration is an important aspect of the sociology of culture because it bears on the way society conceives its past. Current approaches to this problem draw on Émile Durkheim and…
The Social Psychology of the Gift
- B. Schwartz
- BusinessAmerican Journal of Sociology
- 1 July 1967
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The Social Context of Commemoration: A Study in Collective Memory
- B. Schwartz
- Sociology
- 1 December 1982
Using as data the events and persons commemorated in the United States Capitol, this inquiry demonstrates how the significance of historical events changes from one generation to the next according…
Too Much of a Good Thing
- Adam M. Grant, B. Schwartz
- PsychologyPerspectives on psychological science : a journal…
- 1 January 2011
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