Escaping the tyranny of choice: when fewer attributes make choice easier

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What Moderates the Too-Much-Choice Effect? (2009, background): “With regard to the too-much-choice effect, the similarity between different options and the degree to which different aspects need to be traded off against each other might also be of importance because these aspects have been shown to effect satisfaction, deliberation time, and choice probability (”
Ignoring information in binary choice with continuous variables: When is less “more”? (2005, background): “Recently, Fasolo, McClelland, and Todd (2004) conducted an intriguing set of simulations of multiattribute choice using continuous variables (involving 21 options characterized by 6 attributes).”
Why recognition is rational: Optimality results on single-variable decision rules (2010, background): “In contrast to the conditions identified in Hogarth and Karelaia (2005) and Fasolo et al. (2007), this over- 2Bothr andr′ are required to be non-negative (as described in Condition 1).”