Alison Jing Xu
Biographic Data
| ID | 148577 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alison Jing Xu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alison Jing |
| FAMILY NAME | Xu |
| SIGNATURE | XU A J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2104-7839 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Instructional intervention effects on interleaving preference and distance during self-regulated inductive learning
Interleaving (intermixing exemplars from different categories) is more effective in promoting inductive learning than blocking (massing exemplars from a given category together). Yet learners typically prefer blocking over interleaving during self-regulated inductive learning, highlighting the need to develop effective interventions to overcome this metacognitive illusion and promote learners’ practical use of the interleaving strategy. Drawing o…
L'Art Pour l'Art
When consumers shop in luxury boutiques, high-end shopping malls, and even online, they increasingly encounter luxury products alongside immersive art displays. Exploring this novel phenomenon with both field studies and lab experiments, the current research shows that experiencing art reduces consumer desire for luxury goods. Three boundary conditions have been identified. The effect does not materialize in contexts in which the work of art is n…
Comparing embodiment experiences in expert meditators and non-meditators using the rubber hand illusion
One assessment of embodiment is the rubber hand illusion (RHI), a visuo-tactile illusion in which individuals attribute a sense of ownership to a rubber hand and disownership to their real hand. Interestingly, interoception seems to influence RHI susceptibility. In this study, we administered the RHI and the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) to examine embodiment experiences and interoceptive awareness in experienced m…
The interactive effects of bitter flavor and mood on the decision to spend or save money
The Role of Bolstering and Counterarguing Mind-Sets in Persuasion
The effect of a persuasive communication on individuals’ attitudes can be influenced by the cognitive behavior they have performed in an earlier, unrelated situation. Inducing participants to make supportive elaborations about a series of propositions activated a bolstering mind-set that increased the effectiveness of an unrelated advertisement they encountered subsequently. However, inducing participants to refute the implications of a series of…
Puffery in Advertisements
Ads often contain puffery—product descriptions that purport to be important but actually provide little if any meaningful information. Consumers’ reactions to these descriptions depend on whether they perceive themselves to be more or less knowledgeable about the product than others whom the ad is specifically intended to influence. When an ad appears in a professional magazine that is read primarily by experts in the product domain, puffery gene…
The Effect of Mind-Sets on Consumer Decision Strategies
When consumers consider their preference for one of a set of products without having decided whether or not they want to buy something, they develop a “which-to-buy” mind-set that increases their likelihood of making a purchase both in the situation at hand and in subsequent unrelated situations. The effect of this mind-set is evident regardless of the commonality of the alternatives' features and regardless of whether or not the purchase decisio…
The Effect of Mind-Sets on Consumer Decision Strategies
When consumers consider their preference for one of a set of products without having decided whether or not they want to buy something, they develop a “which-to-buy” mind-set that increases their likelihood of making a purchase both in the situation at hand and in subsequent unrelated situations. The effect of this mind-set is evident regardless of the commonality of the alternatives' features and regardless of whether or not the purchase decisio…
The Role of Bolstering and Counterarguing Mind-Sets in Persuasion
The effect of a persuasive communication on individuals’ attitudes can be influenced by the cognitive behavior they have performed in an earlier, unrelated situation. Inducing participants to make supportive elaborations about a series of propositions activated a bolstering mind-set that increased the effectiveness of an unrelated advertisement they encountered subsequently. However, inducing participants to refute the implications of a series of…
Puffery in Advertisements
Ads often contain puffery—product descriptions that purport to be important but actually provide little if any meaningful information. Consumers’ reactions to these descriptions depend on whether they perceive themselves to be more or less knowledgeable about the product than others whom the ad is specifically intended to influence. When an ad appears in a professional magazine that is read primarily by experts in the product domain, puffery gene…
The Effect of Mind-Sets on Consumer Decision Strategies
When consumers consider their preference for one of a set of products without having decided whether or not they want to buy something, they develop a “which-to-buy” mind-set that increases their likelihood of making a purchase both in the situation at hand and in subsequent unrelated situations. The effect of this mind-set is evident regardless of the commonality of the alternatives' features and regardless of whether or not the purchase decisio…
Puffery in Advertisements
Ads often contain puffery—product descriptions that purport to be important but actually provide little if any meaningful information. Consumers’ reactions to these descriptions depend on whether they perceive themselves to be more or less knowledgeable about the product than others whom the ad is specifically intended to influence. When an ad appears in a professional magazine that is read primarily by experts in the product domain, puffery gene…
The Role of Bolstering and Counterarguing Mind-Sets in Persuasion
The effect of a persuasive communication on individuals’ attitudes can be influenced by the cognitive behavior they have performed in an earlier, unrelated situation. Inducing participants to make supportive elaborations about a series of propositions activated a bolstering mind-set that increased the effectiveness of an unrelated advertisement they encountered subsequently. However, inducing participants to refute the implications of a series of…
The interactive effects of bitter flavor and mood on the decision to spend or save money
Comparing embodiment experiences in expert meditators and non-meditators using the rubber hand illusion
One assessment of embodiment is the rubber hand illusion (RHI), a visuo-tactile illusion in which individuals attribute a sense of ownership to a rubber hand and disownership to their real hand. Interestingly, interoception seems to influence RHI susceptibility. In this study, we administered the RHI and the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) to examine embodiment experiences and interoceptive awareness in experienced m…
L'Art Pour l'Art
When consumers shop in luxury boutiques, high-end shopping malls, and even online, they increasingly encounter luxury products alongside immersive art displays. Exploring this novel phenomenon with both field studies and lab experiments, the current research shows that experiencing art reduces consumer desire for luxury goods. Three boundary conditions have been identified. The effect does not materialize in contexts in which the work of art is n…
Instructional intervention effects on interleaving preference and distance during self-regulated inductive learning
Interleaving (intermixing exemplars from different categories) is more effective in promoting inductive learning than blocking (massing exemplars from a given category together). Yet learners typically prefer blocking over interleaving during self-regulated inductive learning, highlighting the need to develop effective interventions to overcome this metacognitive illusion and promote learners’ practical use of the interleaving strategy. Drawing o…
Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (2 works) · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (2 works) · Marketing (2 works)