Title: 9 Things to Know About the Effects of Scarcity | Psychology Today
Headings: 9 Things to Know About the Effects of Scarcity
Shahram Heshmat Ph.D.
9 Things to Know About the Effects of Scarcity
How scarcity can change the way you feel and act.

Content: Scarcity forces trade-off thinking. We recognize that having one thing means not having something else. Doing one thing means neglecting other things. This explains why we overvalue free stuff (e. g ., free pencils, key chains, and FREE shipping). These transactions have no downside. 3. Unfulfilled desires. Restriction on desirable things orients the mind automatically and powerfully toward unfulfilled needs. For example, food grabs the focus of the hungry.