Put a limit on it: The protective effects of scarcity heuristics when self-control is low

Low self-control is a state in which consumers are assumed to be vulnerable to making impulsive choices that hurt long-term goals. Rather than increasing self-control, the current research exploits the tendency for heuristic-based thinking in low self-control by employing scarcity heuristics to prom...

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Main Authors: Tracy TL Cheung, Floor M Kroese, Bob M Fennis, Denise TD De Ridder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-11-01
Series:Health Psychology Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102915615046