Ellick Kin Fai WONG
黃健輝
PhD in Psychology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000

Professor
Department of Management



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mnewong@ust.hk
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Research Interest

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Managerial decision making
Human attention
Managerial cognition and emotions
Performance appraisals



Publications

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All Years 85 2022 0 2021 2 2020 2 2019 3 2018 3 2017 2 2016 73

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2021 2

When a growth mindset can backfire and cause escalation of commitment to a troubled information technology project
Information Systems Journal, v. 31, (1), January 2021, p. 7-32
Lee, Jong Seok; Keil, Mark; Wong, Ellick Kin Fai Article
The link between turnover intention and actual turnover behavior: Stronger than it was found!
The Annual Convention of Association for Psychological Science (APS 2021), Virtual, 26-27 May 2021
Wong, Ellick Kin Fai; Yong, Roslina Binti Abdul Latif; Kwong, J. Y. Y. Conference paper

2020 2

Resource allocation principles and escalation of commitment
The Annual Convention of Association for Psychological Science: APS Virtual Poster Showcase, Online, 1 June - 1 September 2020
Kwong, Jessica Y. Y.; Wong, Ellick Kin Fai Conference paper
Will family name bias research’s citation rate? It depends on the citation system
The Annual Convention of Association for Psychological Science: APS Virtual Poster Showcase, Online, 1 June - 1 September 2020
Kwong, Jessica Y. Y.; Wong, Ellick Kin Fai Conference paper

2019 3

Anchoring-and-adjustment during affect inferences
Frontiers in Psychology, v. 9, (JAN), January 2019, article number 2567
Yik, Michelle; Wong, Ellick; Zeng, Jing Article
The turnover intention–behaviour link: A culture-moderated meta-analysis
Journal of Management Studies, v. 57, (6), 1 September 2020, p. 1174-1216
Wong, Ellick Kin Fai; Cheng, Cecilia Article
Age and Escalation of Commitment: An Adaptive Learning Approach
79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2019: Understanding the Inclusive Organization, AoM 2019, v. 2019, (1), August 2019, article number AMBPP.2019.151
Wong, Ellick Kin Fai; Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee Conference paper

2018 3

Agency Beliefs Over Time and Across Cultures: Free Will Beliefs Predict Higher Job Satisfaction
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, v. 44, (3), March 2018, p. 304-317
Feldman, Gilad; Farh, Jiing-Lih; Wong, Ellick Kin Fai Article
Does a Tired Mind Help Avoid a Decision Bias? The Effect of Ego Depletion on Escalation of Commitment
Applied Psychology: An International Review, v. 67, (1), January 2018, p. 171-185
Lee, Jong Seok; Keil, Mark; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Article
When Action-Inaction Framing Leads to Higher Escalation of Commitment: A New Inaction-Effect Perspective on the Sunk-Cost Fallacy
Psychological Science, v. 29, (4), April 2018, p. 537-548
Feldman, Gilad; Wong, Ellick Kin Fai Article

2017 2

Resolving the Judgment and Decision-Making Paradox Between Adaptive Learning and Escalation of Commitment
Management Science, v. 64, (4), April 2018, p. 1911-1925
Wong, Ellick Kin Fai; Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee Article
Macroeconomics, Turnover Intention, and Actual Turnover Behavior: A Meta-Analysis
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2017, (1), August 2017
Wong, Ellick Kin Fai; Cheng, Cecelia Conference paper

2016 3

Bad is freer than good: Positive-negative asymmetry in attributions of free will
Consciousness and Cognition, v. 42, May 2016, p. 26-40
Feldman, Gilad; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Baumeister, Roy Frederick Article
The freedom to excel: Belief in free will predicts better academic performance
Personality and Individual Differences, v. 90, Feb 2016, Pages 377-383
Feldman, Gilad; Chandrashekar, Subramanya Prasad; Wong, Ellick K.F. Article
How Novice and Expert Misforecast Their Emotions
28th Annual Convention of Association for Psychological Science (APS 2016), Chicago, CA, 26-29 May 2016
Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee; Wong, Ellick K.F. Conference paper

2015 1

The Effect of Goal Difficulty on Escalation of Commitment
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, v. 28, (2), April 2015, p. 114-129
Lee, Jong Seok; Keil, Mark; Wong, Ellick K.F. Article

2014 4

Fair or Not Fair? The Effects of Numerical Framing on the Perceived Justice of Outcomes
Journal of Management, v. 40, (6), September 2014, p. 1558-1582
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Article
Free will is about choosing: The link between choice and the belief in free will
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, v. 55, 2014, p. 239-245
Feldman, Gilad; Baumeister, Roy F.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Article
Reducing and Exaggerating Escalation of Commitment by Option Partitioning
Journal of Applied Psychology, v. 99, (4), 2014, p. 697-712
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Article
The Role of Regret in Institutional Persistence and Change
Journal of Change Management, 14, 3, 2014, p. 309-333
Schwarz, Gavin; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Yuk-yee Article

2013 4

Comparing predicted and actual affective responses to process versus outcome: An emotion-as-feedback perspective.
Cognition, v. 129, (1), October 2013, p. 42-50
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Tang, Suki K.Y. Article
Predictable or Not? Individuals' Risk Decisions Do Not Necessarily Predict Their Next Ones
PLoS ONE, v. 8, (2), February 2013, article number e56811
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Cheng, Cecilia Article
Option Partitioning Alters Escalation of Commitment through Subjective Utility
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2013, (1), January 2013
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee Conference paper
Rating Differentiation in Performance Evaluation as a Result of Anchoring-and-Adjustment from Starting.
The Annual Convention of Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC, 2013
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee; Ng, Carman K.; Yip, Gwynnie K.K. Conference paper

2012 2

Negative priming under rapid serial visual presentation
PLoS ONE, v. 7, (5), 2012
Wong, K.F.E. Article
The Effect of Managerial Bias on Employees' Specific Human Capital Investments
Journal of management studies, v.49, 2012, Dec, p. 1435-1458
Wang, Heli; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Article

2011 4

Social influence of a coworker: A test of the effect of employee and coworker exchange ideologies on employees' exchange qualities
Organizational behavior and human decision processes, v. 115, (2), July 2011, p. 226-237
Takeuchi, Riki; Yun, Seokhwa; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Article
A failure quota account of terminating a failing course of action under escalation situations
the 23rd Annual Convention of Association of Psychological Science, Washington, DC, May, 2011
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Judging Emotions is a Process of Anchoring and Adjustment
ISRE Conference, Kyoto, Japan, 2011
Yik, Michelle; Zeng, Kevin Jing; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper
Reducing and exaggerating escalation bias by option partitioning
the 23rd Annual Convention of Association of Psychological Science, Washington, DC, May-2010
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper

2010 4

Cognitive Processes in Evaluating Reference Letters
Applied cognitive psychology, v. 24, (1), 2010, JAN, p. 27-40
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Werbel, James D. Article
The Roles of Rater Goals and Ratee Performance Levels in the Distortion of Performance Ratings
Journal of applied psychology, v. 95, (3), 2010, MAY, p. 546-561
Wang, Xiaoye May; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Article
A process model of affective experience in escalation situations
the 7th Asian Academy of Management Conference, Macau, China, Dec-2010
Ng, Carman K.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Reducing and exaggerating escalation of commitment by option partitioning
the 7th Asian Academy of Management Conference, Macau, China, Dec-2010
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper

2009 3

Forward and Backward Repetition Blindness in Speed and Accuracy
Journal OF Experimental psychology-human PERCEPTION and PERFORMANCE, v. 35, (3), 2009, JUN, p. 778-786
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Chen, Hsuan-Chih Article
Raters give differentially distorted ratings for high and low performers to achieve specific goals
Annual meeting of Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois
Wang, X.M.; Wong, Ellick K.F.; Kwong, J.Y.Y. Conference paper
The role of regret in institutional persistence and change
Annual Meeting of Southern Management Association, Asheville, North Carolina
Wong, Ellick K.F.; Schwarz, G.; Kwong, J.Y.Y. Conference paper

2008 10

When thinking rationally increases biases: The role of rational thinking style in escalation of commitment
Applied psychology-an INTERNATIONAL review-psychologie appliquee-revue internationale, v. 57, (2), 2008, APR, p. 246-271
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee; Ng, Carmen K. Article
Emotion and Organizational Decision-making: the Roles of Negative Affect and Anticipated Regret in Making Decisions Under Escalation Situations
Research companion to emotion in organizations / Edited by N. Ashkanasy, C. Copper. Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2008, p. 45-60
Ng, Carmen K.M.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Book chapter
Between-individual input comparison and justice perception: A prospect theory approach
Paper presented at the annual meeting of Academy of Management, Anaheim, California
Kwong, J.Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper
Performance evaluation with within-individual comparisons
The annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, Illinois, 2008 May
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Performance evaluation with within-individual comparisons: A prospect theory approach
Poster presented at the 29th International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany
Kwong, J.Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper
Reversals in performance evaluation: A range theory perspective
Paper presented at the 29th International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, J.Y.Y.; Ng, Carmen K.M. Conference paper
Surplus disutility and goal directed behavior in loyalty program
The annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, Illinois, 2008 May
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper
Terminating a failing course of action under escalation situations: A failure quota account
Paper presented at the annual meeting of Academy of Management, Anaheim, California
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, J.Y.Y. Conference paper
Toward the emotion of institutional persistence and change: A regret theory perspective
Paper presented at the annual meeting of Academy of Management
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, J.Y.Y. Conference paper
Will positive performance feedback improve or deteriorate subsequent performance? Evidence from professional jockeys
Poster presented at the 29th International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, J.Y.Y. Conference paper

2007 6

Effects of rater goals on rating patterns: Evidence from an experimental field study
Journal of applied psychology, v. 92, (2), 2007, MAR, p. 577-585
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Article
The role of anticipated regret in escalation of commitment
Journal of applied psychology, v. 92, (2), 2007, MAR, p. 545-554
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Article
Performance evaluation with within-individual comparisons: A prospect theory approach
67th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvanian, United States, 3-8 August 2007, 2007
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Ellick Kin Fai Conference paper
The effect of surplus avoidance on completing a goal in loyalty program
Association of Consumer Research Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, 2007 October
Kwong, Jesscia Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper
The source of organizational diversity: A judgment and decision making perspective
The annual meeting of Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvanian, 2007 August
Ng, Carmen K.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
When thinking rationally is biased: The role of rational thinking style in escalation of commitment
The annual meeting of Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvanian, 2007 August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Ng, Carmen K. Conference paper

2006 8

The role of ratio differences in the framing of numerical information
International journal of research in marketing, v. 23, (4), 2006, DEC, p. 385-394
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Article
Understanding the emotional aspects of escalation of commitment: The role of negative affect
Journal of applied psychology, v. 91, (2), 2006, MAR, p. 282-297
Wong, Ellick Kin Fai; Yik, Michelle; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Article
Effect of frequency of negative feedback on (de)escalation of commitment.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Effects of rater goals on rating leniency and discriminability: Evidence from a field experiment
the 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece, 2006, July
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Effects of rater goals on rating patterns: Evidence from an experimental field study
the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 2006, August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Preference reversals in performance evaluation: A range theory perspective
The annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 2006, August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Ng, C.K.; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
The influence of presentation format of attribute information on product judgments.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper
Will positive performance feedback improve or deteriorate subsequent performance? Evidence from professional jockeys
The 5th Asian Academy of Management Meeting, Waseda, Tokyo., 2006, December
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper

2005 10

Between-individual comparisons in performance evaluation: A perspective from prospect theory
Journal of applied psychology, v. 90, (2), 2005, MAR, p. 284-294
Wong, KFE; Kwong, JYY Article
Comparing two tiny giants or two huge dwarfs? Preference reversals owing to number size framing
Organizational behavior and human decision processes, v. 98, (1), 2005, SEP, p. 54-65
Wong, KFE; Kwong, JYY Article
The role of risk in making decisions under escalation situations
Applied psychology-an INTERNATIONAL review-psychologie appliquee-revue internationale, v. 54, (4), 2005, OCT, p. 584-607
Wong, KFE Article
Linking Goal Orientation and Goal Setting: Overriding, Moderation, and Mediation Approaches
Academy of Management Meetings, Hawaii, USA, 5-11 August 2005
Gong, Yaping; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Farh, Larry J L; Chang, Song Conference paper
Linking regret to escalation of commitment: The roles of outcome visibility and anticipated regret.
Paper presented at the 18th annual convention of the Academy of Management, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Managerial Escalation of Commitment Bias and employee firm-specific investments
Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Hawaii, Aug 8-11 2005
Wang, Heli; Wong, Ellick Conference paper
Mental simulation and confirmatory search in causal likelihood judgments: Evidence from eye-movement data.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Toronto, Canada.
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper
The Affective Dimension of Escalation of Commitment: The Roles of Regret
The American Psychological Society Annual Convention, Los Angeles, California., 2005, May
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper
The Differential Impacts of Rater Goals on Rating Patterns: Evidence From a Field Experiment.
The American Psychological Society Annual Convention, Los Angeles, California., 2005, May
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
When thinking rationally increases biases: The role of rational thinking style in escalation of commitment.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Toronto, Canada.
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper

2004 4

Between-individual comparisons in performance evaluation with absolute ratings
The annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii., 2004, July-August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Between-individual comparisons in performance evaluation: A prospect theory approach
The annual meeting of the Academy of Management, New Orleans, Louisiana., 2004, August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Episodic retrieval in anchoring processes
The annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii., 2004, July-August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Morphemic ambiguity resolution in reading Chinese: An eye-monitoring study
1st International Conference on Eye Movement, Tianjin.
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Chen, H.C. Conference paper

2003 3

Reading Development in Chinese Children
Developmental characteristics of eye movements in reading Chinese / Edited by Catherine McBride-Chang, Hsuan-Chih Chen. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2003, p. 157-168
Chen, H.C.; Song, H.; Wong, K.F.E.; Tsang, S.L. Book chapter
Cognitive processes in reference letter evaluation: Confirmatory or comprehensive search
the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, Washington
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Werbel, James Conference paper
On Escalating Commitment: The Role of Neuroticism
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, USA
Wong, Ellick; Yik, Michelle; Kwong, Jessica Conference paper

2002 1

The relationship between attentional blink and psychological refractory period
Journal OF Experimental psychology-human PERCEPTION and PERFORMANCE, v. 28, (1), 2002, FEB, p. 54-71
Wong, KFE Article

2000 3

Dissociative prime-probe contextual effects on negativce priming and repetition priming: A challenge to episodic retrieval as a unified account of negative priming
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, v. 26, 2000, p. 1411-1422
Wong, Ellick K.F. Article
Is 7300 m equal to 7.3 km? Same semantics but different anchoring effects
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, v. 82, 2000, p. 314-333
Wong, Ellick K.F.; Kwong, J.Y.Y. Article
The role of orthographic and phonological processing in Chinese reading
Acta Psychologica Sinica, v. 32, 2000, p. 1-6
Wong, Ellick K.F.; Chen, H.C. Article

1999 2

Orthographic and phonological processing in reading Chinese
Language and Cognitive Processes, v. 14, 1999, p. 461-480
Wong, Ellick Kin Fai; Chen, H.C. Article
The patterns of the odd-even effect on product verification in Hong Kong Chinese
Psychologia, v. 42, 1999, p. 101-110
Wong, Ellick K.F. Article

1997 1

Repetition blindness: Effects of display duration and task on response latencies
Acta Psychologica Sinica, v. 29, 1997, p. 345-349
Wong, Ellick K.F.; Chen, H.C. Article


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Article 1

When a growth mindset can backfire and cause escalation of commitment to a troubled information technology project
Information Systems Journal, v. 31, (1), January 2021, p. 7-32
Lee, Jong Seok; Keil, Mark; Wong, Ellick Kin Fai

Conference paper 1

The link between turnover intention and actual turnover behavior: Stronger than it was found!
The Annual Convention of Association for Psychological Science (APS 2021), Virtual, 26-27 May 2021
Wong, Ellick Kin Fai; Yong, Roslina Binti Abdul Latif; Kwong, J. Y. Y.


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Conference paper 2

Resource allocation principles and escalation of commitment
The Annual Convention of Association for Psychological Science: APS Virtual Poster Showcase, Online, 1 June - 1 September 2020
Kwong, Jessica Y. Y.; Wong, Ellick Kin Fai
Will family name bias research’s citation rate? It depends on the citation system
The Annual Convention of Association for Psychological Science: APS Virtual Poster Showcase, Online, 1 June - 1 September 2020
Kwong, Jessica Y. Y.; Wong, Ellick Kin Fai


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Article 2

Anchoring-and-adjustment during affect inferences
Frontiers in Psychology, v. 9, (JAN), January 2019, article number 2567
Yik, Michelle; Wong, Ellick; Zeng, Jing
The turnover intention–behaviour link: A culture-moderated meta-analysis
Journal of Management Studies, v. 57, (6), 1 September 2020, p. 1174-1216
Wong, Ellick Kin Fai; Cheng, Cecilia

Conference paper 1

Age and Escalation of Commitment: An Adaptive Learning Approach
79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2019: Understanding the Inclusive Organization, AoM 2019, v. 2019, (1), August 2019, article number AMBPP.2019.151
Wong, Ellick Kin Fai; Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee


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Article 3

Agency Beliefs Over Time and Across Cultures: Free Will Beliefs Predict Higher Job Satisfaction
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, v. 44, (3), March 2018, p. 304-317
Feldman, Gilad; Farh, Jiing-Lih; Wong, Ellick Kin Fai
Does a Tired Mind Help Avoid a Decision Bias? The Effect of Ego Depletion on Escalation of Commitment
Applied Psychology: An International Review, v. 67, (1), January 2018, p. 171-185
Lee, Jong Seok; Keil, Mark; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick
When Action-Inaction Framing Leads to Higher Escalation of Commitment: A New Inaction-Effect Perspective on the Sunk-Cost Fallacy
Psychological Science, v. 29, (4), April 2018, p. 537-548
Feldman, Gilad; Wong, Ellick Kin Fai


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Article 1

Resolving the Judgment and Decision-Making Paradox Between Adaptive Learning and Escalation of Commitment
Management Science, v. 64, (4), April 2018, p. 1911-1925
Wong, Ellick Kin Fai; Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee

Conference paper 1

Macroeconomics, Turnover Intention, and Actual Turnover Behavior: A Meta-Analysis
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2017, (1), August 2017
Wong, Ellick Kin Fai; Cheng, Cecelia


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Article 2

Bad is freer than good: Positive-negative asymmetry in attributions of free will
Consciousness and Cognition, v. 42, May 2016, p. 26-40
Feldman, Gilad; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Baumeister, Roy Frederick
The freedom to excel: Belief in free will predicts better academic performance
Personality and Individual Differences, v. 90, Feb 2016, Pages 377-383
Feldman, Gilad; Chandrashekar, Subramanya Prasad; Wong, Ellick K.F.

Conference paper 1

How Novice and Expert Misforecast Their Emotions
28th Annual Convention of Association for Psychological Science (APS 2016), Chicago, CA, 26-29 May 2016
Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee; Wong, Ellick K.F.


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Article 1

The Effect of Goal Difficulty on Escalation of Commitment
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, v. 28, (2), April 2015, p. 114-129
Lee, Jong Seok; Keil, Mark; Wong, Ellick K.F.


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Article 4

Fair or Not Fair? The Effects of Numerical Framing on the Perceived Justice of Outcomes
Journal of Management, v. 40, (6), September 2014, p. 1558-1582
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick
Free will is about choosing: The link between choice and the belief in free will
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, v. 55, 2014, p. 239-245
Feldman, Gilad; Baumeister, Roy F.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick
Reducing and Exaggerating Escalation of Commitment by Option Partitioning
Journal of Applied Psychology, v. 99, (4), 2014, p. 697-712
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick
The Role of Regret in Institutional Persistence and Change
Journal of Change Management, 14, 3, 2014, p. 309-333
Schwarz, Gavin; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Yuk-yee


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Article 2

Comparing predicted and actual affective responses to process versus outcome: An emotion-as-feedback perspective.
Cognition, v. 129, (1), October 2013, p. 42-50
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Tang, Suki K.Y.
Predictable or Not? Individuals' Risk Decisions Do Not Necessarily Predict Their Next Ones
PLoS ONE, v. 8, (2), February 2013, article number e56811
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Cheng, Cecilia

Conference paper 2

Option Partitioning Alters Escalation of Commitment through Subjective Utility
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2013, (1), January 2013
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee
Rating Differentiation in Performance Evaluation as a Result of Anchoring-and-Adjustment from Starting.
The Annual Convention of Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC, 2013
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee; Ng, Carman K.; Yip, Gwynnie K.K.


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Article 2

Negative priming under rapid serial visual presentation
PLoS ONE, v. 7, (5), 2012
Wong, K.F.E.
The Effect of Managerial Bias on Employees' Specific Human Capital Investments
Journal of management studies, v.49, 2012, Dec, p. 1435-1458
Wang, Heli; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick


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Article 1

Social influence of a coworker: A test of the effect of employee and coworker exchange ideologies on employees' exchange qualities
Organizational behavior and human decision processes, v. 115, (2), July 2011, p. 226-237
Takeuchi, Riki; Yun, Seokhwa; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick

Conference paper 3

A failure quota account of terminating a failing course of action under escalation situations
the 23rd Annual Convention of Association of Psychological Science, Washington, DC, May, 2011
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.
Judging Emotions is a Process of Anchoring and Adjustment
ISRE Conference, Kyoto, Japan, 2011
Yik, Michelle; Zeng, Kevin Jing; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick
Reducing and exaggerating escalation bias by option partitioning
the 23rd Annual Convention of Association of Psychological Science, Washington, DC, May-2010
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.


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Article 2

Cognitive Processes in Evaluating Reference Letters
Applied cognitive psychology, v. 24, (1), 2010, JAN, p. 27-40
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Werbel, James D.
The Roles of Rater Goals and Ratee Performance Levels in the Distortion of Performance Ratings
Journal of applied psychology, v. 95, (3), 2010, MAY, p. 546-561
Wang, Xiaoye May; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.

Conference paper 2

A process model of affective experience in escalation situations
the 7th Asian Academy of Management Conference, Macau, China, Dec-2010
Ng, Carman K.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.
Reducing and exaggerating escalation of commitment by option partitioning
the 7th Asian Academy of Management Conference, Macau, China, Dec-2010
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.


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Article 1

Forward and Backward Repetition Blindness in Speed and Accuracy
Journal OF Experimental psychology-human PERCEPTION and PERFORMANCE, v. 35, (3), 2009, JUN, p. 778-786
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Chen, Hsuan-Chih

Conference paper 2

Raters give differentially distorted ratings for high and low performers to achieve specific goals
Annual meeting of Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois
Wang, X.M.; Wong, Ellick K.F.; Kwong, J.Y.Y.
The role of regret in institutional persistence and change
Annual Meeting of Southern Management Association, Asheville, North Carolina
Wong, Ellick K.F.; Schwarz, G.; Kwong, J.Y.Y.


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Article 1

When thinking rationally increases biases: The role of rational thinking style in escalation of commitment
Applied psychology-an INTERNATIONAL review-psychologie appliquee-revue internationale, v. 57, (2), 2008, APR, p. 246-271
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee; Ng, Carmen K.

Book chapter 1

Emotion and Organizational Decision-making: the Roles of Negative Affect and Anticipated Regret in Making Decisions Under Escalation Situations
Research companion to emotion in organizations / Edited by N. Ashkanasy, C. Copper. Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2008, p. 45-60
Ng, Carmen K.M.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick

Conference paper 8

Between-individual input comparison and justice perception: A prospect theory approach
Paper presented at the annual meeting of Academy of Management, Anaheim, California
Kwong, J.Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick
Performance evaluation with within-individual comparisons
The annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, Illinois, 2008 May
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.
Performance evaluation with within-individual comparisons: A prospect theory approach
Poster presented at the 29th International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany
Kwong, J.Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick
Reversals in performance evaluation: A range theory perspective
Paper presented at the 29th International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, J.Y.Y.; Ng, Carmen K.M.
Surplus disutility and goal directed behavior in loyalty program
The annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, Illinois, 2008 May
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick
Terminating a failing course of action under escalation situations: A failure quota account
Paper presented at the annual meeting of Academy of Management, Anaheim, California
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, J.Y.Y.
Toward the emotion of institutional persistence and change: A regret theory perspective
Paper presented at the annual meeting of Academy of Management
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, J.Y.Y.
Will positive performance feedback improve or deteriorate subsequent performance? Evidence from professional jockeys
Poster presented at the 29th International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, J.Y.Y.


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Article 2

Effects of rater goals on rating patterns: Evidence from an experimental field study
Journal of applied psychology, v. 92, (2), 2007, MAR, p. 577-585
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.
The role of anticipated regret in escalation of commitment
Journal of applied psychology, v. 92, (2), 2007, MAR, p. 545-554
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.

Conference paper 4

Performance evaluation with within-individual comparisons: A prospect theory approach
67th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvanian, United States, 3-8 August 2007, 2007
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Ellick Kin Fai
The effect of surplus avoidance on completing a goal in loyalty program
Association of Consumer Research Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, 2007 October
Kwong, Jesscia Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick
The source of organizational diversity: A judgment and decision making perspective
The annual meeting of Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvanian, 2007 August
Ng, Carmen K.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.
When thinking rationally is biased: The role of rational thinking style in escalation of commitment
The annual meeting of Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvanian, 2007 August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Ng, Carmen K.


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Article 2

The role of ratio differences in the framing of numerical information
International journal of research in marketing, v. 23, (4), 2006, DEC, p. 385-394
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick
Understanding the emotional aspects of escalation of commitment: The role of negative affect
Journal of applied psychology, v. 91, (2), 2006, MAR, p. 282-297
Wong, Ellick Kin Fai; Yik, Michelle; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.

Conference paper 6

Effect of frequency of negative feedback on (de)escalation of commitment.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.
Effects of rater goals on rating leniency and discriminability: Evidence from a field experiment
the 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece, 2006, July
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.
Effects of rater goals on rating patterns: Evidence from an experimental field study
the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 2006, August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.
Preference reversals in performance evaluation: A range theory perspective
The annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 2006, August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Ng, C.K.; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.
The influence of presentation format of attribute information on product judgments.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick
Will positive performance feedback improve or deteriorate subsequent performance? Evidence from professional jockeys
The 5th Asian Academy of Management Meeting, Waseda, Tokyo., 2006, December
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.


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Article 3

Between-individual comparisons in performance evaluation: A perspective from prospect theory
Journal of applied psychology, v. 90, (2), 2005, MAR, p. 284-294
Wong, KFE; Kwong, JYY
Comparing two tiny giants or two huge dwarfs? Preference reversals owing to number size framing
Organizational behavior and human decision processes, v. 98, (1), 2005, SEP, p. 54-65
Wong, KFE; Kwong, JYY
The role of risk in making decisions under escalation situations
Applied psychology-an INTERNATIONAL review-psychologie appliquee-revue internationale, v. 54, (4), 2005, OCT, p. 584-607
Wong, KFE

Conference paper 7

Linking Goal Orientation and Goal Setting: Overriding, Moderation, and Mediation Approaches
Academy of Management Meetings, Hawaii, USA, 5-11 August 2005
Gong, Yaping; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Farh, Larry J L; Chang, Song
Linking regret to escalation of commitment: The roles of outcome visibility and anticipated regret.
Paper presented at the 18th annual convention of the Academy of Management, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.
Managerial Escalation of Commitment Bias and employee firm-specific investments
Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Hawaii, Aug 8-11 2005
Wang, Heli; Wong, Ellick
Mental simulation and confirmatory search in causal likelihood judgments: Evidence from eye-movement data.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Toronto, Canada.
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick
The Affective Dimension of Escalation of Commitment: The Roles of Regret
The American Psychological Society Annual Convention, Los Angeles, California., 2005, May
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick
The Differential Impacts of Rater Goals on Rating Patterns: Evidence From a Field Experiment.
The American Psychological Society Annual Convention, Los Angeles, California., 2005, May
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.
When thinking rationally increases biases: The role of rational thinking style in escalation of commitment.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Toronto, Canada.
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick


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Conference paper 4

Between-individual comparisons in performance evaluation with absolute ratings
The annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii., 2004, July-August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.
Between-individual comparisons in performance evaluation: A prospect theory approach
The annual meeting of the Academy of Management, New Orleans, Louisiana., 2004, August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.
Episodic retrieval in anchoring processes
The annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii., 2004, July-August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.
Morphemic ambiguity resolution in reading Chinese: An eye-monitoring study
1st International Conference on Eye Movement, Tianjin.
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Chen, H.C.


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Book chapter 1

Reading Development in Chinese Children
Developmental characteristics of eye movements in reading Chinese / Edited by Catherine McBride-Chang, Hsuan-Chih Chen. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2003, p. 157-168
Chen, H.C.; Song, H.; Wong, K.F.E.; Tsang, S.L.

Conference paper 2

Cognitive processes in reference letter evaluation: Confirmatory or comprehensive search
the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, Washington
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Werbel, James
On Escalating Commitment: The Role of Neuroticism
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, USA
Wong, Ellick; Yik, Michelle; Kwong, Jessica


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Article 1

The relationship between attentional blink and psychological refractory period
Journal OF Experimental psychology-human PERCEPTION and PERFORMANCE, v. 28, (1), 2002, FEB, p. 54-71
Wong, KFE


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Article 3

Dissociative prime-probe contextual effects on negativce priming and repetition priming: A challenge to episodic retrieval as a unified account of negative priming
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, v. 26, 2000, p. 1411-1422
Wong, Ellick K.F.
Is 7300 m equal to 7.3 km? Same semantics but different anchoring effects
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, v. 82, 2000, p. 314-333
Wong, Ellick K.F.; Kwong, J.Y.Y.
The role of orthographic and phonological processing in Chinese reading
Acta Psychologica Sinica, v. 32, 2000, p. 1-6
Wong, Ellick K.F.; Chen, H.C.


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Article 2

Orthographic and phonological processing in reading Chinese
Language and Cognitive Processes, v. 14, 1999, p. 461-480
Wong, Ellick Kin Fai; Chen, H.C.
The patterns of the odd-even effect on product verification in Hong Kong Chinese
Psychologia, v. 42, 1999, p. 101-110
Wong, Ellick K.F.


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Article 1

Repetition blindness: Effects of display duration and task on response latencies
Acta Psychologica Sinica, v. 29, 1997, p. 345-349
Wong, Ellick K.F.; Chen, H.C.


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2016 3

Bad is freer than good: Positive-negative asymmetry in attributions of free will
Consciousness and Cognition, v. 42, May 2016, p. 26-40
Feldman, Gilad; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Baumeister, Roy Frederick Article
The freedom to excel: Belief in free will predicts better academic performance
Personality and Individual Differences, v. 90, Feb 2016, Pages 377-383
Feldman, Gilad; Chandrashekar, Subramanya Prasad; Wong, Ellick K.F. Article
How Novice and Expert Misforecast Their Emotions
28th Annual Convention of Association for Psychological Science (APS 2016), Chicago, CA, 26-29 May 2016
Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee; Wong, Ellick K.F. Conference paper

2015 1

The Effect of Goal Difficulty on Escalation of Commitment
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, v. 28, (2), April 2015, p. 114-129
Lee, Jong Seok; Keil, Mark; Wong, Ellick K.F. Article

2014 4

Fair or Not Fair? The Effects of Numerical Framing on the Perceived Justice of Outcomes
Journal of Management, v. 40, (6), September 2014, p. 1558-1582
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Article
Free will is about choosing: The link between choice and the belief in free will
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, v. 55, 2014, p. 239-245
Feldman, Gilad; Baumeister, Roy F.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Article
Reducing and Exaggerating Escalation of Commitment by Option Partitioning
Journal of Applied Psychology, v. 99, (4), 2014, p. 697-712
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Article
The Role of Regret in Institutional Persistence and Change
Journal of Change Management, 14, 3, 2014, p. 309-333
Schwarz, Gavin; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Yuk-yee Article

2013 4

Comparing predicted and actual affective responses to process versus outcome: An emotion-as-feedback perspective.
Cognition, v. 129, (1), October 2013, p. 42-50
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Tang, Suki K.Y. Article
Predictable or Not? Individuals' Risk Decisions Do Not Necessarily Predict Their Next Ones
PLoS ONE, v. 8, (2), February 2013, article number e56811
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Cheng, Cecilia Article
Option Partitioning Alters Escalation of Commitment through Subjective Utility
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2013, (1), January 2013
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee Conference paper
Rating Differentiation in Performance Evaluation as a Result of Anchoring-and-Adjustment from Starting.
The Annual Convention of Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC, 2013
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee; Ng, Carman K.; Yip, Gwynnie K.K. Conference paper

2012 2

Negative priming under rapid serial visual presentation
PLoS ONE, v. 7, (5), 2012
Wong, K.F.E. Article
The Effect of Managerial Bias on Employees' Specific Human Capital Investments
Journal of management studies, v.49, 2012, Dec, p. 1435-1458
Wang, Heli; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Article

2011 4

Social influence of a coworker: A test of the effect of employee and coworker exchange ideologies on employees' exchange qualities
Organizational behavior and human decision processes, v. 115, (2), July 2011, p. 226-237
Takeuchi, Riki; Yun, Seokhwa; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Article
A failure quota account of terminating a failing course of action under escalation situations
the 23rd Annual Convention of Association of Psychological Science, Washington, DC, May, 2011
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Judging Emotions is a Process of Anchoring and Adjustment
ISRE Conference, Kyoto, Japan, 2011
Yik, Michelle; Zeng, Kevin Jing; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper
Reducing and exaggerating escalation bias by option partitioning
the 23rd Annual Convention of Association of Psychological Science, Washington, DC, May-2010
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper

2010 4

Cognitive Processes in Evaluating Reference Letters
Applied cognitive psychology, v. 24, (1), 2010, JAN, p. 27-40
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Werbel, James D. Article
The Roles of Rater Goals and Ratee Performance Levels in the Distortion of Performance Ratings
Journal of applied psychology, v. 95, (3), 2010, MAY, p. 546-561
Wang, Xiaoye May; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Article
A process model of affective experience in escalation situations
the 7th Asian Academy of Management Conference, Macau, China, Dec-2010
Ng, Carman K.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Reducing and exaggerating escalation of commitment by option partitioning
the 7th Asian Academy of Management Conference, Macau, China, Dec-2010
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper

2009 3

Forward and Backward Repetition Blindness in Speed and Accuracy
Journal OF Experimental psychology-human PERCEPTION and PERFORMANCE, v. 35, (3), 2009, JUN, p. 778-786
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Chen, Hsuan-Chih Article
Raters give differentially distorted ratings for high and low performers to achieve specific goals
Annual meeting of Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois
Wang, X.M.; Wong, Ellick K.F.; Kwong, J.Y.Y. Conference paper
The role of regret in institutional persistence and change
Annual Meeting of Southern Management Association, Asheville, North Carolina
Wong, Ellick K.F.; Schwarz, G.; Kwong, J.Y.Y. Conference paper

2008 10

When thinking rationally increases biases: The role of rational thinking style in escalation of commitment
Applied psychology-an INTERNATIONAL review-psychologie appliquee-revue internationale, v. 57, (2), 2008, APR, p. 246-271
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee; Ng, Carmen K. Article
Emotion and Organizational Decision-making: the Roles of Negative Affect and Anticipated Regret in Making Decisions Under Escalation Situations
Research companion to emotion in organizations / Edited by N. Ashkanasy, C. Copper. Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2008, p. 45-60
Ng, Carmen K.M.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Book chapter
Between-individual input comparison and justice perception: A prospect theory approach
Paper presented at the annual meeting of Academy of Management, Anaheim, California
Kwong, J.Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper
Performance evaluation with within-individual comparisons
The annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, Illinois, 2008 May
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Performance evaluation with within-individual comparisons: A prospect theory approach
Poster presented at the 29th International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany
Kwong, J.Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper
Reversals in performance evaluation: A range theory perspective
Paper presented at the 29th International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, J.Y.Y.; Ng, Carmen K.M. Conference paper
Surplus disutility and goal directed behavior in loyalty program
The annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, Illinois, 2008 May
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper
Terminating a failing course of action under escalation situations: A failure quota account
Paper presented at the annual meeting of Academy of Management, Anaheim, California
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, J.Y.Y. Conference paper
Toward the emotion of institutional persistence and change: A regret theory perspective
Paper presented at the annual meeting of Academy of Management
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, J.Y.Y. Conference paper
Will positive performance feedback improve or deteriorate subsequent performance? Evidence from professional jockeys
Poster presented at the 29th International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, J.Y.Y. Conference paper

2007 6

Effects of rater goals on rating patterns: Evidence from an experimental field study
Journal of applied psychology, v. 92, (2), 2007, MAR, p. 577-585
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Article
The role of anticipated regret in escalation of commitment
Journal of applied psychology, v. 92, (2), 2007, MAR, p. 545-554
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Article
Performance evaluation with within-individual comparisons: A prospect theory approach
67th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvanian, United States, 3-8 August 2007, 2007
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Ellick Kin Fai Conference paper
The effect of surplus avoidance on completing a goal in loyalty program
Association of Consumer Research Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, 2007 October
Kwong, Jesscia Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper
The source of organizational diversity: A judgment and decision making perspective
The annual meeting of Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvanian, 2007 August
Ng, Carmen K.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
When thinking rationally is biased: The role of rational thinking style in escalation of commitment
The annual meeting of Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvanian, 2007 August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Ng, Carmen K. Conference paper

2006 8

The role of ratio differences in the framing of numerical information
International journal of research in marketing, v. 23, (4), 2006, DEC, p. 385-394
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Article
Understanding the emotional aspects of escalation of commitment: The role of negative affect
Journal of applied psychology, v. 91, (2), 2006, MAR, p. 282-297
Wong, Ellick Kin Fai; Yik, Michelle; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Article
Effect of frequency of negative feedback on (de)escalation of commitment.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Effects of rater goals on rating leniency and discriminability: Evidence from a field experiment
the 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece, 2006, July
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Effects of rater goals on rating patterns: Evidence from an experimental field study
the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 2006, August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Preference reversals in performance evaluation: A range theory perspective
The annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 2006, August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Ng, C.K.; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
The influence of presentation format of attribute information on product judgments.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper
Will positive performance feedback improve or deteriorate subsequent performance? Evidence from professional jockeys
The 5th Asian Academy of Management Meeting, Waseda, Tokyo., 2006, December
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper

2005 10

Between-individual comparisons in performance evaluation: A perspective from prospect theory
Journal of applied psychology, v. 90, (2), 2005, MAR, p. 284-294
Wong, KFE; Kwong, JYY Article
Comparing two tiny giants or two huge dwarfs? Preference reversals owing to number size framing
Organizational behavior and human decision processes, v. 98, (1), 2005, SEP, p. 54-65
Wong, KFE; Kwong, JYY Article
The role of risk in making decisions under escalation situations
Applied psychology-an INTERNATIONAL review-psychologie appliquee-revue internationale, v. 54, (4), 2005, OCT, p. 584-607
Wong, KFE Article
Linking Goal Orientation and Goal Setting: Overriding, Moderation, and Mediation Approaches
Academy of Management Meetings, Hawaii, USA, 5-11 August 2005
Gong, Yaping; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Farh, Larry J L; Chang, Song Conference paper
Linking regret to escalation of commitment: The roles of outcome visibility and anticipated regret.
Paper presented at the 18th annual convention of the Academy of Management, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Managerial Escalation of Commitment Bias and employee firm-specific investments
Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Hawaii, Aug 8-11 2005
Wang, Heli; Wong, Ellick Conference paper
Mental simulation and confirmatory search in causal likelihood judgments: Evidence from eye-movement data.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Toronto, Canada.
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper
The Affective Dimension of Escalation of Commitment: The Roles of Regret
The American Psychological Society Annual Convention, Los Angeles, California., 2005, May
Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper
The Differential Impacts of Rater Goals on Rating Patterns: Evidence From a Field Experiment.
The American Psychological Society Annual Convention, Los Angeles, California., 2005, May
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
When thinking rationally increases biases: The role of rational thinking style in escalation of commitment.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Toronto, Canada.
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick Conference paper

2004 4

Between-individual comparisons in performance evaluation with absolute ratings
The annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii., 2004, July-August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Between-individual comparisons in performance evaluation: A prospect theory approach
The annual meeting of the Academy of Management, New Orleans, Louisiana., 2004, August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Episodic retrieval in anchoring processes
The annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii., 2004, July-August
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y. Conference paper
Morphemic ambiguity resolution in reading Chinese: An eye-monitoring study
1st International Conference on Eye Movement, Tianjin.
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Chen, H.C. Conference paper

2003 3

Reading Development in Chinese Children
Developmental characteristics of eye movements in reading Chinese / Edited by Catherine McBride-Chang, Hsuan-Chih Chen. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2003, p. 157-168
Chen, H.C.; Song, H.; Wong, K.F.E.; Tsang, S.L. Book chapter
Cognitive processes in reference letter evaluation: Confirmatory or comprehensive search
the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, Washington
Wong, Kin Fai Ellick; Werbel, James Conference paper
On Escalating Commitment: The Role of Neuroticism
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, USA
Wong, Ellick; Yik, Michelle; Kwong, Jessica Conference paper

2002 1

The relationship between attentional blink and psychological refractory period
Journal OF Experimental psychology-human PERCEPTION and PERFORMANCE, v. 28, (1), 2002, FEB, p. 54-71
Wong, KFE Article

2000 3

Dissociative prime-probe contextual effects on negativce priming and repetition priming: A challenge to episodic retrieval as a unified account of negative priming
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, v. 26, 2000, p. 1411-1422
Wong, Ellick K.F. Article
Is 7300 m equal to 7.3 km? Same semantics but different anchoring effects
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, v. 82, 2000, p. 314-333
Wong, Ellick K.F.; Kwong, J.Y.Y. Article
The role of orthographic and phonological processing in Chinese reading
Acta Psychologica Sinica, v. 32, 2000, p. 1-6
Wong, Ellick K.F.; Chen, H.C. Article

1999 2

Orthographic and phonological processing in reading Chinese
Language and Cognitive Processes, v. 14, 1999, p. 461-480
Wong, Ellick Kin Fai; Chen, H.C. Article
The patterns of the odd-even effect on product verification in Hong Kong Chinese
Psychologia, v. 42, 1999, p. 101-110
Wong, Ellick K.F. Article

1997 1

Repetition blindness: Effects of display duration and task on response latencies
Acta Psychologica Sinica, v. 29, 1997, p. 345-349
Wong, Ellick K.F.; Chen, H.C. Article


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Teaching Assignment

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2021-22 Winter 0 2021-22 Fall 1 2020-21 Summer 1 2020-21 Spring 4 2020-21 Winter 0 2020-21 Fall 3

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MGMT2110 Organizational Behavior


MIMT5020 Managerial Decision Making


BIBU1010 Biotechnology and Business Seminar
BIBU4850 Biotechnology and Business Project Research
MGMT5490 Irrational and Rational Thinking and Judgment in Management
MGMT7150 Doctoral Seminar in Cognition


BIBU4840 Biotechnology and Business Capstone Project
MGMT2110 Organizational Behavior
MGMT7140 Doctoral Seminar in Behavioral Research Methods


No Teaching Assignments


No Teaching Assignments






Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision From January 2019 to December 2022 (As of 30 January 2022)

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Current RPGs

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Doctor of Philosophy CHEN, Zaidan
Management( 2021 - )

YONG, Roslina Binti Abdul Latif
Management( 2020 - )









ProjectsFrom January 2020 to December 2022

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All Projects 3 Leading Projects 2 Participating Projects 1

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Biases in research citation due to researchers' family names


研究人員的姓氏導致研究引文中的偏差 Leading


RGC - General Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
WONG Ellick Kin Fai (Lead)


2021 -




Perception of Performance Represented by Percentile and Rating Leading


Central Reserve Fund - School-based Initiatives


Project Team (HKUST)
WONG Ellick Kin Fai (Lead)


2019 - 2020




After Resolving the Learning-Escalation Paradox: Toward Adaptive Learning as a Formal Theory of Escalation of Commitment


解決自適應學習 - 承諾升級悖論：將自適應學習作為一種正式的承諾升級理論 Participating


RGC - General Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
WONG Ellick Kin Fai


2019 - 2020