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Consider, for a moment, the word "empty." It doesn't convey anything positive, does it? Empty wallet. An empty suit. Empty promises.
The very concept is enough to put one in a churlish, self-centered mood. And according to newly published research from Israel, that's exactly what it does.
In a series of experiments, people who emptied a receptacle — anything from a jar to a coat pocket — were subsequently more likely to eat snack foods, and less likely to provide help to others.
According to a research team led by Liat Levontin of the Israel Institute of Technology, the results...
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