Many experimental studies report that economics students tend to act more selfishly than students of other disciplines, a finding that received widespread public and professional attention. Two main explanations that the existing literature offers for the differences found in the behavior...

Absurd advertisements are frequently used to attract consumers’ attention. This article suggests that such ads may be a double-edged sword. Absurdity evokes both positive ef-fects (resolving schema incongruence) and negative effects (cognitive overload), resulting in a curvilinear overall...