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Selective exposure and decision framing: The impact of gain and loss framing on confirmatory information search after decisions
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Abstract When people make decisions, they often prefer to receive information that supports rather than conflicts with their decision. To date, this effect has mainly been investigated in the context of decisions about gains, whereas decisions about losses have received less attention. Based on Prospect Theo... mehr
When people make decisions, they often prefer to receive information that supports rather than conflicts with their decision. To date, this effect has mainly been investigated in the context of decisions about gains, whereas decisions about losses have received less attention. Based on Prospect Theory, we expected information search to be differently affected by whether people previously have decided about gains or losses. Three studies have revealed that selectivity of information search is stronger after gain-framed rather than after loss-framed decision problems. An investigation of the underlying psychological processes revealed that gain decisions are made with increased subjective decision certainty (i.e. they are easier and less effortful to make), which in turn systematically increases confirmatory information search.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Entscheidung; Informationsgewinnung; Informationsverhalten; Entscheidungsfindung
Klassifikation
Sozialpsychologie
Freie Schlagwörter
Information search; Selective exposure; Gain framing; Loss framing; Decision-making; Decision certainty
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2008
Seitenangabe
S. 312-320
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44 (2008) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2007.06.001
Status
Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)