Scales
Variety Seeking Tendency Scale (VARSEEK)
The Variety Seeking Tendency Scale (VARSEEK) is an 8-item psychometric instrument measuring intrinsic motivation to...
Behavioral Economics
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Theories
Curiosity as an Information Gap Model – George Loewenstein
A comprehensive academic analysis of George Loewenstein's information gap model of curiosity, examining epistemic deprivation,...
Experiments
The Lost Letter Experiment – Stanley Milgram
An exhaustive academic analysis of Stanley Milgram's lost letter technique, detailing its methodology, socio-political measurement,...
Theories
Cheater-Detection Module Hypothesis – Leda Cosmides
A comprehensive academic analysis of Leda Cosmides' cheater-detection module hypothesis, social contract theory, and cognitive...
Theories
Bystander Intervention Model (Diffusion of Responsibility) – John Darley & Bibb Latané
A comprehensive academic analysis of Darley and Latané's Bystander Intervention Model, diffusion of responsibility, and...
Theories
Bounded Rationality Model – Herbert A. Simon
A comprehensive academic analysis of Herbert A. Simon's Bounded Rationality Model, exploring cognitive constraints, satisficing,...
Theories
Bounded Rationality and Ecological Rationality Model – Gerd Gigerenzer & Reinhard Selten
A comprehensive academic treatise examining the bounded and ecological rationality paradigms developed by Gerd Gigerenzer...
Theories
Behavioral Economics of Addiction (Delay Discounting Model) – Warren K. Bickel & George Ainslie
A comprehensive academic analysis of the behavioral economics of addiction, delay discounting models, Ainslie's picoeconomics,...
Theories
Availability Heuristic – Amos Tversky & Daniel Kahneman
A comprehensive academic analysis of Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman's availability heuristic, its cognitive mechanisms,...
Theories
Appraisal-Tendency Framework – Jennifer S. Lerner & Dacher Keltner
A comprehensive academic analysis of Lerner and Keltner's Appraisal-Tendency Framework, examining how discrete emotions influence...
Theories
Anchoring-and-Adjustment Heuristic – Amos Tversky & Daniel Kahneman
A comprehensive academic examination of Tversky and Kahneman's anchoring-and-adjustment heuristic, exploring cognitive mechanisms, empirical evidence,...
Experiments
The Overjustification Effect Experiment – Mark Lepper and David Greene
A comprehensive academic analysis of the seminal 1973 overjustification effect experiment by Mark Lepper, David...