How comparing decision outcomes affects subsequent decisions: The carry-over of a comparative mind-set

In the current paper we investigate how feedback over decision outcomes may affect future decisions. In an experimental study we demonstrate that if people receive feedback over the outcomes they obtained (``factual outcomes'') and the outcomes they would have obtained had they decided dif...

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Main Authors: Daniela Raeva, Eric van Dijk, Marcel Zeelenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Judgment and Decision Making 2011-06-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://journal.sjdm.org/11/101216/jdm101216.pdf