Kate Barasz
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View article: Inequality in socially permissible consumption
Inequality in socially permissible consumption Open
Lower-income individuals are frequently criticized for their consumption decisions; this research examines why. Eleven preregistered studies document systematic differences in permissible consumption — interpersonal judgments about what is…
View article: Why Am I Seeing This Ad? The Effect of Ad Transparency on Ad Effectiveness
Why Am I Seeing This Ad? The Effect of Ad Transparency on Ad Effectiveness Open
Given the increasingly specific ways marketers can target ads, consumers and regulators are demanding ad transparency: disclosure of how consumers’ personal information was used to generate ads. We investigate how and why ad transparency i…
View article: Unhealthy consumerism: The challenge of trading off price and quality in health care
Unhealthy consumerism: The challenge of trading off price and quality in health care Open
Over the last decade, health care in many parts of the world has shifted toward a more patient-centric, consumeristic model, marked by an emphasis on choice and a proliferation of typical consumer-facing information (e.g. price and quality…
View article: Pseudo-set framing.
Pseudo-set framing. Open
Pseudo-set framing-arbitrarily grouping items or tasks together as part of an apparent "set"-motivates people to reach perceived completion points. Pseudo-set framing changes gambling choices (Study 1), effort (Studies 2 and 3), giving beh…
View article: Hiding personal information reveals the worst
Hiding personal information reveals the worst Open
Significance Disclosure is a critical element of social life, especially given Internet media that afford many opportunities (and demands from friends, partners, and even employers) to share personal information—making withholding anomalou…
View article: The Role of (Dis)similarity in (Mis)predicting Others’ Preferences
The Role of (Dis)similarity in (Mis)predicting Others’ Preferences Open
Consumers readily indicate that they like options that appear dissimilar—for example, enjoying both rustic lake vacations and chic city vacations, or liking both scholarly documentary films and action-packed thrillers. However, when predic…