Yuji Winet
Biographic Data
| ID | 5862320 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yuji Winet |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yuji |
| FAMILY NAME | Winet |
| SIGNATURE | WINET Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8139-6689 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ending on a familiar note: Perceived endings motivate repeat consumption
People fill their free time by choosing between hedonic activities that are new and exciting (e.g., exploring a buzzed-about restaurant) versus old and familiar (e.g., revisiting the same old spot). The dominant psychological assumption is that people will prefer novelty, holding constant factors like cost, availability, and convenience between acquiring such options ("variety is the spice of life"). Eight preregistered experiments (total N = 5,8…
Social exploration: When people deviate from options explored by others
People often face choices between known options and unknown ones. Our research documents a social-exploration effect: People are more likely to explore unknown options when they learn about known options from other people's experiences. Across four studies ( N = 2,333), we used an incentive-compatible paradigm where participants chose between known and unknown options (e.g., cash bonuses). We found higher exploration rates (i.e., choosing of unkn…
Ending on a familiar note: Perceived endings motivate repeat consumption
People fill their free time by choosing between hedonic activities that are new and exciting (e.g., exploring a buzzed-about restaurant) versus old and familiar (e.g., revisiting the same old spot). The dominant psychological assumption is that people will prefer novelty, holding constant factors like cost, availability, and convenience between acquiring such options ("variety is the spice of life"). Eight preregistered experiments (total N = 5,8…
Social exploration: When people deviate from options explored by others
People often face choices between known options and unknown ones. Our research documents a social-exploration effect: People are more likely to explore unknown options when they learn about known options from other people's experiences. Across four studies ( N = 2,333), we used an incentive-compatible paradigm where participants chose between known and unknown options (e.g., cash bonuses). We found higher exploration rates (i.e., choosing of unkn…
Ending on a familiar note: Perceived endings motivate repeat consumption
People fill their free time by choosing between hedonic activities that are new and exciting (e.g., exploring a buzzed-about restaurant) versus old and familiar (e.g., revisiting the same old spot). The dominant psychological assumption is that people will prefer novelty, holding constant factors like cost, availability, and convenience between acquiring such options ("variety is the spice of life"). Eight preregistered experiments (total N = 5,8…
Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 works) · Cash (1 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (1 works) · Cognitive psychology (1 works) · Consumption (sociology (1 works) · Context (archaeology (1 works)