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Wanting, Liking, and Preference Construction

Xianchi, Dai and Brendl, C. Miguel and Ariely, Dan. (2010) Wanting, Liking, and Preference Construction. Emotion, 10 (3). pp. 324-334.

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Abstract

According to theories on preference construction, multiple preferences result from multiple contexts (e.g., loss vs. gain frames). This implies that people can have different representations of a preference in different contexts. Drawing on Berridge's (1999) distinction between unconscious liking and wanting, we hypothesize that people may have multiple representations of a preference toward an object even within a single context. Specifically, we propose that people can have different representations of an object's motivational value, or incentive value, versus its emotional value, or likability, even when the object is placed in the same context. Study 1 establishes a divergence between incentive value and likability of faces using behavioral measures. Studies 2A and 2B, using self-report measures, provide support for our main hypothesis that people are perfectly aware of these distinct representations and are able to access them concurrently at will. We also discuss implications of our findings for the truism that people seek pleasure and for expectancy-value theories.
Faculties and Departments:06 Faculty of Business and Economics > Departement Wirtschaftswissenschaften > Professuren Wirtschaftswissenschaften > Marketing (Brendl)
UniBasel Contributors:Brendl, C. Miguel
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:American Psychological Association
ISSN:1528-3542
e-ISSN:1931-1516
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Last Modified:14 Feb 2019 11:05
Deposited On:17 Jan 2019 13:35

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