Consumer Protection

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Walking Away From Compensatory Consumption: Self-Acceptance Changes Threat Appraisal

Consumer behavior researchers have documented that individuals frequently try to avoid threatening information by engaging in compensatory consumption—the increased purchase of or actual Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Soo Kim, David Gal
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Abstract Art As An Emotional Buffer

Art plays an important cultural role by acting as a medium of communication for important sources of information. Given this role, it is not surprising that art has permeated consumption specific Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Lea H. Dunn, Rui (Juliet) Zhu
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Beauty In A Bottle: Package Aesthetics Cues Efficacy Beliefs Of Product Performance

While consumers often shop in outlets with large product assortments, having no prior experience or knowledge to predict a product’s efficacy can pose a significant challenge at the point of Read More »

Date: 10/2023
Author: Aparna Sundar, Theodore J. Noseworthy, Karen A. Machleit
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Does Imbalanced Spending Sabotage Our Happiness? Moderating Influence Of Time Vs. Money

Consumers prefer to maintain a balance in how they spend money and time among different categories because both are critical but limited resources (Wertenbroch and Dhar 2000; Sheldon, Cummins, and Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Chien-Wei (Wilson) Lin, Kalpesh K. Desai
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Known Unknowns In Judgment And Choice

Many consumer judgments and choices are made under conditions of uncertainty—from budgeting, planning and contracting to investing and insuring. Such activities require not only predictions of Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Daniel J. Walters, Craig R. Fox, Philip M. Fernbach, Steven A. Sloman
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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