Title: Should You Wear a Costume for Halloween? | Psychology Today
Headings: Should You Wear a Costume for Halloween?
Utpal Dholakia Ph.D.
Should You Wear a Costume for Halloween?
The pros and cons of dressing up for undecided readers.
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Reasons why you shouldn’t wear a Halloween costume
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Content: Simply put, when you think of your past Halloween experiences, if what comes to your mind are fond memories of costumed revelry, you should stop reading right here. Any ethical marketer would say that in the end, the customer’s happiness is what matters. If consumers enjoy the experience (and are not hurting themselves or others), they should just do it. But chances are that if you are undecided about whether to wear a costume on Halloween, your decision calculus is a bit more complicated. Why else might you want to wear a costume? article continues after advertisement
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To show off your creativity. For many people, most of the fun lies in visualizing and then putting together a creative costume. So even if you find the actual experience of being in costume to be rather uncomfortable (physically or psychologically), one upside of costuming is that it’s a great way to flex your creative muscles. Every year, some of the most popular and talked about costumes tend to be the most creative ones.