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Who doesn't like to have choices ?   Who hates to have choices? It's a crazy thing but when p eople are faced with more options than they can effectively consider  to m ake a good decision, a lot of the time they’re unable to do so, according to the results of a novel study from the University at Buffalo that used cardiovascular measures and fictional dating profiles to reach its conclusions, newswise.com states. Despite the apparent opportunities presented by a lot of options, the need to choose creates a “paralyzing paradox,” according to Thomas Saltsman, a graduate student in the UB Department of Psychology and co-author of the study with Mark Seery, an associate professor of psychology at UB, the web site reports. “You want to make a good choice, but feel like you can’t,” says Saltsman. “This combination of perceiving high stakes and low ability may contribute to a deep-seated fear that one will inevitably make the wrong choice, which could stifle the decisi...

We've known this for a long time. Opposites attract .  More about my husband later.  But a new study says that, besides from attracting each other, they can make some good decisions together. According to newswise.com, o pposites may attract and drive each other a little crazy, but, together, they can make satisfactory decisions despite their divergent attitudes, says a Boston College researcher who led a study that explored how selfish and altruistic consumers join in decision making. Consumers routinely make joint decisions with others - which restaurant to eat in, what movie to watch, or where to go on vacation. Researchers from Boston College, Georgia Tech, and Washington State University wanted to see if people with opposite attitudes could come to satisfactory decisions together, the web site reports. "The studies found that when paired with a selfish partner, it is better to behave altruistically rather than selfishly," newswise notes. "Similarly, when...