The Ending Effect in Investment Decisions: The Motivational Need for an Emotionally Rewarding Ending
文献类型：期刊
作者：Xing, Cai[1]
机构：[1]Renmin Univ China, Beijing, Peoples R China.;
[2]Renmin Univ China, Beijing, Peoples R China.;
[3]Northeastern Univ, Boston, MA 02115 USA.;
[4]Renmin Univ China, Beijing, Peoples R China.;
[5]Renmin Univ China, Beijing, Peoples R China.;
通讯作者：Xing, C (reprint author), Renmin Univ China, Dept Psychol, ZhongGuanCun St 59, Beijing 100872, Peoples R China.
期刊名称：PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN
年：2019
卷：45
期：4
页码：510-527
收录情况：PubMed(30145945)
ISSN：0146-1672
关键词：ending effect; motivation; risky decision making; emotional satisfaction; socioemotional selectivity theory
所属部门：心理学系
摘要：The present study examined the power of endings on risky decision making. With four experiments, the changes in the individuals' risk-taking tendencies were examined as the end of an investment decision task approached; the role of motivational shift toward emotional satisfaction in the ending effect was also explored. As predicted, participants who knew they were working on the last round of an investment task were more risk seeking than those who did not know (i.e., ending effect, Experiment 1 ...More
The present study examined the power of endings on risky decision making. With four experiments, the changes in the individuals' risk-taking tendencies were examined as the end of an investment decision task approached; the role of motivational shift toward emotional satisfaction in the ending effect was also explored. As predicted, participants who knew they were working on the last round of an investment task were more risk seeking than those who did not know (i.e., ending effect, Experiment 1). Experiments 2 through 4 examined the motivational mechanism of the ending effect. The results supported the notion that the motivation to pursue an emotionally rewarding ending leads to the ending effect. The present research complements existing motivational accounts of risk taking and suggests a new research direction of integrating factors associated with time perception of an approaching ending into existing models of risky decision making. ...Hide
DOI：10.1177/0146167218788829
百度学术：The Ending Effect in Investment Decisions: The Motivational Need for an Emotionally Rewarding Ending
语言：外文
被引频次：1
基金：National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China [71873133]; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesFundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities; Renmin University of China [15XNB020]
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