When Products Become Autonomous: Drawbacks Of A Perceived Lack Of Control And How To Resolve It
Autonomous products are on the rise. Partly or fully autonomous products fulfill tasks and make decisions in more and more domains, where the consumer has previously executed actions manually. It is Read More »
Does A Blurry Background Make A High Roller? The Effects Of Blurry Versus Sharp Backgrounds On
Blurry backgrounds are now ubiquitous in visual ads and in the design of apps and websites. Various online businesses adopted blurry backgrounds in their commercial webpage with blurry backgrounds Read More »
Attribution Of Authenticity:The Benefits Of Self-Disclosure Of Unfavorable Information
In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, questions of authenticity loomed large (Sergent, 2016; Szalai, 2016; Talbot-Zorn & Marz, 2016; Zimmer, 2016; Zogby, 2016). We suggest that when a person Read More »
The Impact Of Previews On The Enjoyment Of Multicomponent Multimedia Experiences
Previews, ranging from movie trailers to music samplers, commonly preface the consumption of extended multimedia experiences such as movies, television shows, and music. Given the ubiquity of such Read More »
Feeling Bad By Wanting More Or Wanting More By Feeling Bad: The Materialism - Well-Being Cycle
Across the world, holding strong materialistic values is associated with reduced subjective well-being. The common inference is that higher levels of consumer materialism uniformly lead to lower Read More »
