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August 25, 2014 Different Kinds of Cuteness Affect Us in Different Ways At an on-campus taste test, research participants who used a cute scoop designed to look like a smiling adult female served themselves about 30% more ice cream than those who used a plain scoop, say Gergana Y. Nenkov of Boston College and Maura L. Scott of Florida State University. This and other experiments demonstrate that exposure to cute, whimsical images increases consumers' indulgent consumption, as long as the particular form of cuteness doesn't stimulate thoughts of babies; past research has shown that images of babies prompt careful, caretaking behavior. SOURCE: So Cute I Could Eat It Up: Priming Effects of Cute Products on Indulgent Consumption

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