Decision importance as a cue for deferral

A series of 7 experiments found that people defer important decisions more than unimportant decisions, and that this is independent of choice set composition. This finding persists even when deferral does not provide more flexibility (Experiment 2), when deferral has potential disadvantages (Experim...

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Main Authors: Job M. T. Krijnen, Marcel Zeelenberg, Seger M. Breugelmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2015-09-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500005556/type/journal_article