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The dampening effect of uncertainty on positive and negative emotions
Author(s) -
van Dijk Eric,
Zeelenberg Marcel
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of behavioral decision making
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1099-0771
pISSN - 0894-3257
DOI - 10.1002/bdm.504
Subject(s) - feeling , psychology , social psychology , econometrics , economics
In this article we investigate how uncertainty about outcomes affects feelings with respect to these outcomes. The results of two experimental studies suggest that uncertainty about positive outcomes (Experiment 1) and negative outcomes (Experiment 2) leads to a dampening of emotions that are felt in response to these outcomes. The results are interpreted in terms of the ‘disjunction effect’ (Shafir & Tversky, 1992; Tversky & Shafir, 1992). Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.