Behavioral Decision Making Archives - Page 4 of 5

In experiments, immorality and harm are deemed more extreme merely because an act was punished

Workers involved in compensation decisions might accept a co-worker’s better deal if management didn’t unilaterally decide

Research Brief / Bias

By age 10 or earlier, kids are putting more weight on the future than the past — just like adults

Research Brief / Gender

Analysis of 15 years of Wikipedia editors’ chatter reveals women of rank don’t shrink from controversial topics

Tweaking 401(k) website design and language can significantly boost worker contributions, yet HR doesn’t always see these opportunities

How we interpret time-series data is dependent on the designer’s chosen format

Research Brief / Time

That’s helpful information in a social media world filled with friends who do enviable things

Feature / Public Policy

Video from officer-worn cameras is judged less negatively than footage captured on dashboard cameras

Research Brief / Marketing

Prerequisites are valued poorly in a series of six experiments

Research Brief / E-commerce

Reviews that explicitly talk about objective quality assessments are well received

Researchers told subjects to treat their weekend like a vacation, then gauged happiness on Monday

Feature / Pricing

As alternative pricing schemes proliferate, researchers examine beliefs about their fairness

Those who keep finances separate are likelier to split up, be less satisfied with their relationship

Abdicating a decision to someone else is viewed as an act of generosity that is handsomely rewarded

Research Brief / Education

Seeking to improve school attendance, researchers learn how some students think

Researchers find common warning signs in persuasion projects that went wrong

Area: Behavioral Decision Making