Tag: decision-making

Study suggests trusting intuition when decision-making isn’t a bad idea – if one is an expert

From the Rice University press release by Amy Hodges via ScienceDaily: Turns out the trope is true: You should trust your gut — as long as you’re an expert. So… Read more »

Study suggests proximity of outcomes increases consumer reliance on feelings when making decisions

From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers are more likely to make emotional instead of objective assessments when the outcomes are closer to the present… Read more »

Study examines consumers’ reaction to fellow consumers who violate social norms

From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers seek to punish fellow consumers who violate social norms while shopping but also make exceptions depending on the… Read more »

Study links baseline cortisol levels in saliva to decision-making ability under stress

From the University of Granada press release via AlphaGalileo: A study conducted by researchers at the University of Granada Group of Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychoneuroimmunology has demonstrated that cortisol levels… Read more »

Study examines the unconscious direction of consumer gaze

From the Concordia University press release: Rows of new toys, endless racks of sweaters on clothing store shelves, long lines of books arranged in the bestsellers section at the bookstore…. Read more »

Study looks at how quality of financial decision-making can be affected by family ties

From the University of Lincoln press release via AlphaGalileo: People make more rational economic decisions on behalf of strangers and distant relatives than they do for close family members or… Read more »

Study suggests moral judgments quicker, more extreme than practical ones – but also flexible

From the NYU press release via EurekAlert!: Judgments we make with a moral underpinning are made more quickly and are more extreme than those same judgments based on practical considerations,… Read more »