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Title
Distinguishing between the endowment effect and buyer's remorse in a dating scenario
Description
Previous research on experiences of the endowment effect and buyer's remorse has often failed to compare the two seemingly related phenomena. The current study attempts to provide a framework in which the two can be compared and to offer a possible suggestion as to when it may be beneficial to experience either the endowment effect or buyer's remorse, namely situations of resource scarcity versus abundance. The current study employed an online dating paradigm in which resource scarcity was operationalized as the sex ratio of users on the site. Two hundred and one participants were exposed to a favorable sex ratio, an unfavorable sex ratio, or a no information control condition and asked to bid on potential dates. Once matched with a potential date, participants were asked how willing they would be to give up their date and the minimum amount of points they would request to do so. These dependent variables served as indicators of experiences of the endowment effect or buyer's remorse. Results indicated that the sex ratio of the online dating site did not influence experiences of the endowment effect versus buyer's remorse. Potential mediators and moderators were also investigated although no significant effects were found. Possible reasons for the null results are discussed as well as future directions.
Date Created
2014
Contributors
- Meyer, Kaitlin (Author)
- Cohen, Adam B. (Thesis advisor)
- Kenrick, Douglas (Committee member)
- Neuberg, Steven (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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Resource Type
Extent
ix, 87 p. : ill
Language
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.24793
Statement of Responsibility
by Kaitlin Meyer
Description Source
Viewed on Nov. 7, 2014
Level of coding
full
Note
Partial requirement for: M.A., Arizona State University, 2014
Note type
thesis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-51)
Note type
bibliography
Field of study: Psychology
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- 2021-08-30 01:36:05
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