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Erschienen in: Marketing Letters 3/2018

30.05.2018

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

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

Erschienen in: Marketing Letters | Ausgabe 3/2018

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Abstract

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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Metadaten
Titel
Warmer or cooler: the influence of ambient temperature on complex choices
verfasst von
Luqiong Tong
Rui (Juliet) Zhu
Yuhuang Zheng
Ping Zhao
Publikationsdatum
30.05.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Marketing Letters / Ausgabe 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0923-0645
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-059X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11002-018-9461-x

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