APS

31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

The Relationship between Dialectical Thinking and Satisficing Tendency

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Social

  • Ziyan Xiao
    Tsinghua University
  • Hong Li
    Tsinghua University

Abstract

We provide novel evidence with two experiments that the driving force underneath satisficing is dialectical thinking. Results demonstrate that satisficing tendency is positively correlated with dialectical thinking style. When primed with dialectical thinking, as opposed to linear thinking, participants exhibit greater satisficing tendency towards decision contexts, providing proof for causality.

Judgment and Decision Making

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