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Climbing Mount Everest: Noble adventure or selfish pursuit?
Adventure seekers are plunking down more than $50,000 to climb Mount Everest, but a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research finds that people who pay for transformative experiences often lack the communitarian spirit that usually defines such …
In the job hunt, people do lie, but honesty pays off, study finds
Honesty pays off, according to a new study of job seekers. When job applicants were warned that a pre-employment test could detect fake responses, they gave more honest answers — a result that could improve their chances of being hired. Results wer…