When curiosity killed regret: Avoiding or seeking the unknown in decision-making under uncertainty

By Eric van Dijk, M. Zeelenberg. 2007

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy

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An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Uncertainty in Marketing Promotions Involving Free Gifts (2013, background): “For example, Van Dijk and Zeelenberg (2007) find that elevating the degree of curiosity associated with possible outcomes reduces regret aversion and increases purchase intentions.”
Shopping under the influence of curiosity: How retailers use mystery to drive purchase motivation (2016, methodology): “For example, in one experiment (van Dijk & Zeelenberg, 2007), participants were instructed to choose between money and a sealed package of unknown content.”
The Demand for, and Avoidance of, Information (2015, unknown): “…studies were more likely to obtain information about an unchosen gamble (despite the possibility of regret) when this gamble was made more salient, either by providing a clue about the outcome or by determining the outcome but keeping it hidden from the subjects (van Dijk and Zeelenberg, 2007).”
The Teasing Effect: An Underappreciated Benefit of Creating and Resolving an Uncertainty (2018, background): “Moreover, because users of the treatment version know that the uncertainty will resolve soon, curiosity may be associated with a positive feeling of anticipation (Kang et al. 2009; Lee andQiu 2009; Noordewier and Van Dijk 2015; Nowlis, Mandel, and McCabe 2004).”
Information Avoidance: Who, What, When, and Why (2010, background): “Regret is an aversive emotional experience, and people are motivated to minimize or avoid regret when possible by making decisions that they believe will be least “regrettable” (Connolly & Zeelenberg, 2002; van Dijk & Zeelenberg, 2007; Zeelenberg, 1999; Zeelenberg & Pieters, 2007).”
Information Gaps: A Theory of Preferences Regarding the Presence and Absence of Information (2018, background): “…is highly dependent on situational determinants, such as awareness of related uncertainties, the presence of clues about the information content, or opportunities for distraction (Falk & Zimmermann, 2016; Litman et al., 2005; Loewenstein, 1994; Menon & Soman, 2002; van Dijk & Zeelenberg, 2007).”