Past research on mental accounting has focused on how consumers create budgets for themselves to control the flow of resources (Thaler 1980; 1999; Thaler and Johnson 1990). This research examines how Read More »
Gifting food is a common consumer behavior. For instance, when going to a Superbowl party, an individual may bring a bag of chips or cookies. Likewise, one may choose a gift box of assorted nuts or Read More »
Gift giving involving a reparative motivation has received limited attention in the consumer behavior literature. However, using gifts to encourage forgiveness is so common there are websites Read More »
This work documents an effect labeled ‘Single Option Aversion’ where the choice share of an option increases (relative to deferral) when a competing attractive option is added to the choice set, Read More »
Research indicates that affirming core values helps to bolster the legitimacy of the self and promotes reacting with equanimity to threats to self-regard. Self-affirmed people accept information Read More »