作者：Capra, Monica; Tasoff, Joshua; Xu, Jin
作者单位：Claremont Colleges; Claremont Graduate University
摘要：People face a fundamental trade-off between savouring consumption in the present and processing information. Both require attention, which is limited. As a result, directing attention to one necessarily comes at the expense of the other. We study this attentional opportunity cost, focusing on cases where information concerns potentially distressing future outcomes. Across four experiments, we find that higher present consumption reduces demand for such information and increases willingness to ...
