Unhappiness intensifies the avoidance of frequent losses while happiness overcomes it

The implication of spontaneous and induced unhappiness to people’s decision style is examined. It is postulated that unhappy individuals have a greater tendency to avoid frequent losses because these can have depleting effects, and unhappy individuals are more sensitive to such effects. This is eval...

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Main Authors: Eldad Yechiam, Ariel Telpaz, Stas Krupenia, Anat Rafaeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01703/full