How are price judgments influenced by the distribution of observed prices for other items in
the same category? Processing goals will moderate price-judgment processes. When the …

Previous studies of reinforcement learning (RL) have established that choice outcomes are
encoded in a context-dependent fashion. Several computational models have been …

Stimuli are evaluated less positively if they follow good stimuli than otherwise; stimuli are
evaluated more positively if they follow bad stimuli than otherwise. These phenomena …

It was shown that student satisfaction ratings are influenced by context in ways that have
important theoretical and practical implications. Using questions from the UK's National …

In reinforcement learning tasks, people learn the values of options relative to other options in
the local context. Prior research suggests that relative value learning is enhanced when …

Three studies examined how the learning environment during stereotype acquisition
influences judgments of group members. In Experiments 1 and 2, participants learned to …

People have been shown to view their beliefs as being prototypical (modal) but their abilities
as (falsely) unique (above or below average). It is possible that these two viewpoints–self as …

Extant research has demonstrated strong contextual dependencies in reproducing
magnitudes of perceptual stimuli from short-term memory. Two experiments examined how …

When judging the expensiveness of a product or service, consumers often make
comparisons to similar offerings that serve as reference points. Extant pricing literature …

Context effects on tempo and pleasantness judgments of different tempos were
demonstrated in three experiments using Beatles songs. In Experiments 1 and 2, we …