Aug 10, 2000 | Research library
A paper that counters the popular notion of more choice being a good thing. Research in this paper suggests humans make better choices when offered less choice..
Mar 6, 2000 | Research library
As one of the numerous bodies investigating factors affecting consumer privacy online, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) plays a critical role. We examine these influences, integrating the existing body of research on online privacy with the FTC’s fundamental...
Mar 1, 2000 | Research library
The authors examine potential relationships among categories of personal information, beliefs about direct marketing, situational characteristics, specific privacy concerns, and consumers’ direct marketing shopping habits. Furthermore, the authors offer an...
Jan 26, 2000 | Research library
This articles discusses environmental problems and how we can use psychology to address such problems. It then presents a model for doing so.
Jan 9, 2000 | Journal article, Research library
Recent behavioural research has debunked the idea of humans as entirely rational. This paper suggests the gap between human behaviour and human cognition can in fact be explained not necessarily by irrationality but by: performance errors; computational limitations;...
Jan 1, 2000 | Research library
This chapter reviews empirical and theoretical developments in research on social influence and message-based persuasion. The review emphasizes research published during the period from 1996-1998. Across these literatures, three central motives have been identified...