Thinking before sinning: Reasoning processes in hedonic consumption

Whereas hedonic consumption is often labelled as impulsive, findings from self-licensing research suggest that people sometimes rely on reasons to justify hedonic consumption. Although the concept of self-licensing assumes the involvement of reasoning processes, this has not been demonstrated explic...

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Main Authors: Denise eDe Ridder, Jessie ede Witt Huberts, Catharine eEvers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01268/full