Choosing How to Choose: Can People Choose the Best Choice Architecture?
Offering people a choice between choice environments may help them make better decisions while addressing concerns about paternalism. In three studies, a simplified choice environment helped people make better choices. Most participants chose the simplified choice environment, but lacked the metacognitive awareness to understand how this choice benefited them.
Citation:
Kirstin Appelt, Jie Gao, Eric Johnson, and Ted von Glahn (2014) ,"Choosing How to Choose: Can People Choose the Best Choice Architecture?", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 42, eds. June Cotte, Stacy Wood, and , Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 395-396.
Authors
Kirstin Appelt, Columbia University, USA
Jie Gao, Columbia University, USA
Eric Johnson, Columbia University, USA
Ted von Glahn, Pacific Business Group on Health
Volume
NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 42 | 2014
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