Are the Money-minded folks mean and rude?

Interesting study that says when money is on your mind.. you do tend to be rude and mean. Have you seen that? I have.

A new behavioral study finds that folks with money on their minds are less helpful, less considerate and less willing to ask for assistance or engage with others than those who have not been preconditioned to money. On the bright side, the money-minded tend to be more independent and focused and they tend to work longer on a task before asking for help.

The nine experiments in the study, published as “The Psychological Consequences of Money” in a recent issue of Science Magazine, used random samples of students and nonstudents at the University of Minnesota, Florida State University and the University of British Columbia.

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