History Matters: When Waiting Increases Patience in Intertemorporal Choice
In this research, we examine the effect of a waiting experience on intertemporal choice. Previous research attests that people become impatient as they get closer to making a choice between a smaller-sooner reward and a larger-later reward, hence they prefer the smaller-sooner reward. We predict that the wait experience, as one moves from distant to near choices, influences the perceived value of choice options in a way that increases patience. Across four studies we show that waiting increases preference for larger-later rewards. This increase in patience is associated with an increase in the perceived value of the waited category.
Citation:
Xianchi Dai and Ayelet Fishbach (2009) ,"History Matters: When Waiting Increases Patience in Intertemorporal Choice", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 36, eds. Ann L. McGill and Sharon Shavitt, Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 97-99.
Authors
Xianchi Dai, University of Chicago, USA, and INSEAD, France
Ayelet Fishbach, University of Chicago, USA
Volume
NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 36 | 2009
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