Enhance Satisfaction/Quality of Life

Haga studied the repercussions of labeling a lamp “environmentally friendly.”  He reports that “Built environments with objects that are labeled ‘environmentally friendly’ appear to change people’s behavior. For example, one study has shown that labeling a desktop lamp ‘environmentally friendly’ can enhance color discrimination, in comparison with when the lamp is labeled ‘conventional,’ even though there is no physical difference between the two lamps. This article explored . . .

Li, van Vugt, and Colarelli consider how our evolutionary past, in ancestral environments, influences the experiences of modern humans.  They report that “Human psychological mechanisms are adaptations that evolved to process environmental inputs, turning them into behavioral outputs that, on average, increase survival or reproductive prospects. . . . Modern-day organizations and work arrangements bear little resemblance to human labor practices throughout evolutionary history. . . .