On the advantages and disadvantages of choice: future research directions in choice overload and its moderators

R Misuraca, AE Nixon, S Miceli, G Di Stefano… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Researchers investigating the psychological effects of choice have provided extensive
empirical evidence that having choice comes with many advantages, including better …

The impact of childhood environments on the sunk‐cost fallacy

J Jhang, DC Lee, J Park, J Lee… - Psychology & Marketing, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The sunk‐cost fallacy is a well‐documented cognitive bias in the decision‐making literature.
Although the emerging literature on childhood socioeconomic status suggests that early‐life …

[HTML][HTML] 'Let's be careful out there': Maximization and core values predict action time in police decision making

R Tejeiro, L Alison, JL González, N Shortland - Personality and Individual …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study tests the hypothesis that individual differences in trait maximization as well as in
core personal values impact decision-making in dynamic and high-risk situations. 420 …

Can we do better next time? Italians' Response to the Covid-19 Emergency through a Heuristics and Biases Lens

R Misuraca, U Teuscher, C Scaffidi Abbate… - Behavioral …, 2022 - mdpi.com
During the outbreak of COVID-19 in Italy, people often failed to adopt behaviors that could
have stopped, or at least slowed down, the spread of this deadly disease. We offer cognitive …

Maximization, internal reference price and consumers' response to promotions

N Soni, J Dawra, K Katyal - Marketing Intelligence & Planning, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study shows the influence of consumers' goal and strategy of maximization on
the process behind their behavioral response to price. Design/methodology/approach Data …

When “good enough” is not good enough: How maximizing benefits financial well‐being

D Silber, AOI Hoffmann, A Belli - Psychology & Marketing, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A maximizing decision‐making style is generally associated with lower individual well‐
being. That is, even though maximizers invest more time and resources in finding the best …

Does survival threat make us irrational? The effects of disease cues on sunk cost bias

H Sun, R Chen, Z Guo - Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sunk cost bias is a pervasive issue in the real world, manifesting in various domains, such
as consumption and investment, influencing consumer well‐being. This bias often leads to a …

Acculturation and adjustment among international college students: The moderating role of perceived second language proficiency

GD Valenti, P Faraci - Journal of American College Health, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: This study was aimed at examining the relationship between acculturation
strategies and both psychological and socio-cultural adjustment, while concurrently …

Prosocial priming and bystander effect in an online context

C Scaffidi Abbate, R Misuraca, C Vaccaro… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The present study tested the effect of priming the concept of prosociality on the bystander
effect in an online environment. Participants were sent an e-mail requesting a plea for help …

Dynamic Ambidexterity, Organizational Culture, and Psychological Well-Being: A New Direction Toward Problem-Solving Creativity

IBU Putra, A Supriyanto, IMS Amertha… - Journal of Law and …, 2023 - ojs.journalsdg.org
Purpose: The organizational environment changes dynamically, sometimes beneficially and
sometimes not. When the situation is uncertain and decisions must be made quickly …