My Curiosity Can Resist Anything But Temptation: the Incidental Effects of Curiosity on Inhibiting Self-Control
Self-control failure and succumbing to temptation is fueled by feelings of deprivation and increased desires for temptations. We show that curiosity – a feeling knowledge deprivation – fosters a generalized desire for rewards and inability to resist temptations. However, believing that willpower for resisting temptations is an unlimited resource mitigates this effect.
Citation:
Kyra Wiggin, Shailendra Jain, and Martin Reimann (2014) ,"My Curiosity Can Resist Anything But Temptation: the Incidental Effects of Curiosity on Inhibiting Self-Control", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 42, eds. June Cotte, Stacy Wood, and , Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 734-735.
Authors
Kyra Wiggin, University of Washington, USA
Shailendra Jain, University of Washington, USA
Martin Reimann, University of Arizona, USA
Volume
NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 42 | 2014
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