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Decision-Making Ability Beliefs: Determinants of Pre-experiential Choice Confidence and Resistance to Choice Change

O'Dell, Nicholas West
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1532028700695306

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2018, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Psychology.
Individuals’ Decision-Making Ability Beliefs (DABs) have been previously connected to pre-experiential choice confidence (O'Dell, 2016). The goals of this dissertation are twofold. First, I sought to further expand the understanding and applicability of DABs. That is, I focused first of all on providing causal evidence of a link between DABs and pre-experiential choice confidence. Second, I aimed to also address some additional consequences of the pre-experiential choice confidence, especially for resistance to choice change. Results of this dissertation research showed that inflated or deflated beliefs about one’s decision abilities were able to predict pre-experiential choice confidence. This included studies in which the DABs were measured (Study 1) and studies in which the DABs were manipulated (Studies 2 & 3). In both contexts, reported choice confidence correlated with resistance to choice change, even when controlling for potential antecedents of choice confidence (Studies 1 & 3). The DAB-manipulation data provide the best evidence to date that subjective beliefs about one’s ability in specific decision-making contexts has downstream consequences beyond any influences of objective decision-making ability. The data documenting correlations between choice confidence and resistance to choice change provides the first initial indications that choice confidence has consequences beyond persistence of choices over time (cf. Folke, Jacobsen, Fleming, & De Martino, 2016).
Duane Wegener (Advisor)
Richard Petty (Committee Member)
Kentaro Fujita (Committee Member)
118 p.
Behavioral Sciences; Psychology; Social Psychology
Decision-making, Judgment, Individual Differences, Attitudes, Beliefs, Self-efficacy, confidence, pre-experiential confidence, satisfaction

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  • O'Dell, N. W. (2018). Decision-Making Ability Beliefs: Determinants of Pre-experiential Choice Confidence and Resistance to Choice Change [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1532028700695306

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • O'Dell, Nicholas. Decision-Making Ability Beliefs: Determinants of Pre-experiential Choice Confidence and Resistance to Choice Change . 2018. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1532028700695306.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • O'Dell, Nicholas. "Decision-Making Ability Beliefs: Determinants of Pre-experiential Choice Confidence and Resistance to Choice Change ." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1532028700695306

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