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30-05-2018

Warmer or cooler: the influence of ambient temperature on complex choices

Authors: Luqiong Tong, Rui (Juliet) Zhu, Yuhuang Zheng, Ping Zhao

Published in: Marketing Letters | Issue 3/2018

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Temperature affects human cognition, emotion, and behavior in important ways, yet exactly how ambient temperature exerts its influences on complex product choices remains largely unknown. In this research, we examine how relatively warm versus cool temperatures, both within a comfortable range and commonly experienced, can affect people’s decision quality in complex choices. In a series of three experiments, we demonstrate that warm (vs. cool) temperatures prompt affective processing, which then leads to better performance in complex choices. Consumers and companies need to take ambient temperature into account to create optimal environments for complex decision-making.

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Title: Warmer or cooler: the influence of ambient temperature on complex choices
Authors: Luqiong Tong
Rui (Juliet) Zhu
Yuhuang Zheng
Ping Zhao
Publication date: 30-05-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Marketing Letters / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0923-0645
Electronic ISSN: 1573-059X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11002-018-9461-x

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