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作者:DARKE, PR; FREEDMAN, JL; CHAIKEN, S
作者单位:New York University
摘要:Consumer decisions concerning price search were investigated using the heuristic-systematic model of social judgment (S. Chaiken, A. Liberman, and A. H. Eagly, 1989). Consumers used the size of the percentage discount as a heuristic cue to help decide whether a better price was likely to be available elsewhere. However, as predicted, participants relied on this cue only when the initial base price of the item was low. In contrast, search was continued despite the offer of a large percentage di...
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作者:OLDHAM, GR; CUMMINGS, A; MISCHEL, LJ; SCHMIDTKE, JM; ZHOU, J
作者单位:University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
摘要:Using a quasi-experimental design, this study examined relations between stereo headset use and employee work responses. Employees (N = 256) worked on 32 jobs in an office of a retail organization. Employees indicated whether they were interested in using stereos at work. From those expressing an interest, a random sample (n = 75) was assigned to a stereo condition. These employees used headsets at work for 4 weeks. The remaining employees (n = 181) were assigned to a control condition and wer...
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作者:SCHMIT, MJ; RYAN, AM; STIERWALT, SL; POWELL, AB
作者单位:University System of Ohio; Bowling Green State University; Kansas State University
摘要:Increased use of personality inventories in employee selection has led to concerns regarding factors that influence the validity of such measures. A series of studies was conducted to examine the influence of frame of reference on responses to a personality inventory. Study 1 involved both within-subject and between-groups designs to assess the effects of testing situation (general instructions vs. applicant instructions) and item type (work specific vs. noncontextual) on responses to the NEO ...