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Scharf, Sophie E., Wiegelmann, Monika and Broeder, Arndt (2019). Information search in everyday decisions: The generalizability of the attraction search effect. Judgm. Decis. Mak., 14 (4). S. 488 - 513. TALLAHASSEE: SOC JUDGMENT & DECISION MAKING. ISSN 1930-2975

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Abstract

The recently proposed integrated coherence-based decisions and search model (iCodes) makes predictions for search behavior in multi-attribute decision tasks beyond those of classic decision-making heuristics. More precisely, it predicts the Attraction Search Effect that describes a tendency to search for information for the option that is already attractive given the available evidence. To date, the Attraction Search Effect has been successfully tested using a hypothetical stock-market game that was highly stylized and specifically designed to be highly diagnostic. In three experiments, we tested whether the Attraction Search Effect generalizes to different semantic contexts, different cue-value patterns, and a different presentation format than the classic matrix format. Across all experiments, we find evidence for information-search behavior that matches iCodes's information-search prediction. Therefore, our results corroborate not only the generalizability of the Attraction Search Effect in various contexts but also the inherent process assumptions of iCodes.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Scharf, Sophie E. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wiegelmann, Monika UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Broeder, Arndt UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-136083
Journal or Publication Title:	Judgm. Decis. Mak.
Volume:	14
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 488 - 513
Date:	2019
Publisher:	SOC JUDGMENT & DECISION MAKING
Place of Publication:	TALLAHASSEE
ISSN:	1930-2975
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language PARALLEL CONSTRAINT SATISFACTION; EVIDENCE ACCUMULATION; PRESENTATION FORMAT; SELECTIVE-EXPOSURE; STRATEGY SELECTION; WORKING-MEMORY; ORGANIZATION; COHERENCE; FRUGAL; TESTS Multiple languages Psychology, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/13608