Time is commonly described as the “ultimate resource.” Unlike other resources, such as food or money, time is constantly being spent and can never be replaced. Because of the irreplaceable nature
In this paper, we investigate the effect of sensitive disclosures on the impressions one will form of others who made similar disclosures. Using both observational and experimental data, we find
Causal controllability is the degree to which an observer of another person’s misfortune perceives that misfortune to be the fault or responsibility of the person in need of help. When a person
Lists of ranked items (e.g., Business Week’s top 25 MBA programs, Car and Driver’s top 10 cars) are ubiquitous in Western culture. From a consumption standpoint, there is considerable evidence
Consumer behavior researchers have documented that individuals frequently try to avoid threatening information by engaging in compensatory consumption—the increased purchase of or actual
