A new study by Prof. Yaniv Shani of the Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University and Prof. Marcel Zeelenberg of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences reveals a surprising insight into how we deal with information. Contrary to the common view that "willful ignorance" is prima rily a way to avoid moral responsibility toward others, the study offers a much broader explanation: at times we avoid information—and at times we deliberately seek painful information—to regulate our own emotions and manage psychological overload. ...read more read less