![]() Moreover, as expected based on the choice overload framework, participants who were categorized as “maximizers” using the Maximization and Regret Scales demonstrated lower discounting (i.e., lower k value) than those categorized as “satisficers.” We discuss how a quantitative discounting framework may be fruitfully applied to advance the study of choice overload.ĬRITCHFIELD, T. Preference for extensive options was well described by a negatively decelerating, hyperbolic-like function that typically is employed in studies of discounting. In general, preference for extensive-options scenarios decreased with the number of options that they incorporated. On different trials, the participants indicated preference for single-option, limited-options, and extensive-options scenarios, wherein the number of extensive-options alternatives geometrically increased across successive trials. ![]() ![]() The present study examined whether this expression of choice overload would emerge when human services workers confronted hypothetical scenarios involving choices of treatment strategies. A strong implication is that individuals should shy away from situations involving too many options. ![]() When making a choice, people like to have options, but an emerging literature on “choice overload” suggests that the provision of too many options results in adverse experiences, including a depletion of cognitive resources and postdecision feelings of regret. ![]()
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