Personal Choice

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Quantity Aversion: Self-Control And Consumers’ Preference For Quality Versus Quantity

Most spending decisions involve conflict in one form or another. Even ordinary decisions like whether to dine out or eat at home can create conflict. Research on self-control typically studies Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Keith Wilcox, Amy N. Dalton
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Changing “Fate” Through Choices

When do consumers prefer consistency and when will they be more open to change and novel choice options? A large literature has investigated how aspects of the choice context and time horizon can Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Adelle Xue Yang, Oleg Urminsky
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Exploring The “I” In Mass Customization Decisions: Narcissists’ Proclivity Towards

Mass customization (MC) systems allow firms’ customers to create unique, self-designed products (Franke and Schreier 2008; Moreau and Herd 2010). Field evidence, however, indicates that only a Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Andreas Herrmann, Emanuel de Bellis, Hans-Werner Bierhoff, Elke Rohmann, David E. Sprott
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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A View To A Choice: The Effects Of Lateral Visual Field On Choosing Between Healthy Versus

Suppose you had the option to choose between a healthy (e.g., salad) and an unhealthy (e.g., chocolate cake) food item, with one item placed on your left visual field and the other item placed on Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Marisabel Romero, Dipayan Biswas
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Anticipating Regret When Making Investments In One’s Higher Education

This paper investigates the role that anticipated regret plays in investment decisions, particularly consumer education investment decisions. Regret is an emotion that plays a powerful role in Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Jeffrey P. Wallman, B.J. Allen, Jeffrey B. Schmidt
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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