When is more better? On the relationship between magnitude and subjective value

Christopher K. Hsee (First Author), Zhixing Xiao (Participant Author), Yuval Rottenstreich (Participant Author)

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摘要

We examine three determinants of the relationship between the magnitude of a stimulus and a persons subjective "value" of that stimulus: the process by which value is assessed (either by feeling or by calculation), the evaluability of the relevant magnitude variable (whether the desirability of a given level of that variable can be evaluated independently), and the mode of evaluation (whether stimuli are encountered and evaluated jointly or separately). Reliance on feeling, lack of evaluability, and separate evaluation lead to insensitivity to magnitude. An analysis invoking these factors provides a novel account for why people typically become less sensitive to changes in the magnitude of a stimulus as magnitude increases.
源语言英语
页(从-至)234-237
期刊Current Directions in Psychological Science
14
5
DOI
出版状态已出版 - 2005

Corresponding author email

chris.hsee@chicagogsb.edu

关键词

  • evaluability
  • magnitude; affect
  • scope neglect

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  • Scopus
  • SSCI

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