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Differential partitioning of extended experiences

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Ariely, D; Zauberman, G
Published in: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
January 1, 2003

This article focuses on the effect of the perceived cohesiveness of experiences, whether composed of single or multiple parts, on their overall hedonic evaluations. Four experiments demonstrate the effects of partitioning on decision makers' evaluation of extended experiences. First, patterns (i.e., improving vs. deteriorating trends) strongly influence how experiences are evaluated. Second, increased partitioning of an experience reduces the effect of the overall trend and results in more equal weighting of its parts. Third, breaking experiences at strategic points (i.e., local maxima and minima) influences the overall evaluation of experiences as well as the prediction of their future levels. These results suggest that components of sequences are evaluated similarly to the way whole sequences are evaluated and that experiences composed of multiple components are evaluated relatively more on the basis of their individual intensity and less based on their overall pattern. © 2003 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.

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Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

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0749-5978

Publication Date

January 1, 2003

Volume

91

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2

Start / End Page

128 / 139

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 52 Psychology
  • 35 Commerce, management, tourism and services
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
 

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Ariely, D., & Zauberman, G. (2003). Differential partitioning of extended experiences. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 91(2), 128–139. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-5978(03)00061-X
Ariely, D., and G. Zauberman. “Differential partitioning of extended experiences.” Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 91, no. 2 (January 1, 2003): 128–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-5978(03)00061-X.
Ariely D, Zauberman G. Differential partitioning of extended experiences. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 2003 Jan 1;91(2):128–39.
Ariely, D., and G. Zauberman. “Differential partitioning of extended experiences.” Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, vol. 91, no. 2, Jan. 2003, pp. 128–39. Scopus, doi:10.1016/S0749-5978(03)00061-X.
Ariely D, Zauberman G. Differential partitioning of extended experiences. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 2003 Jan 1;91(2):128–139.
Journal cover image

Published In

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

DOI

ISSN

0749-5978

Publication Date

January 1, 2003

Volume

91

Issue

2

Start / End Page

128 / 139

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 52 Psychology
  • 35 Commerce, management, tourism and services
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services