APS

2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022

Willingness-to-Pay for Social Experiences: Social Cognitive Functioning Relates to Individuals' Choices between Social and Non-Social Experiences

Chicago, IL · May 2022

Poster · Cognitive

  • Melanie Ruiz
    Adelphi University
  • Joanne Stasiak
    University of California-Santa Barbara
  • Melissa Maldonado
    Adelphi University
  • Daejin Kim
    Adelphi University
  • Peter Sokol-Hessner
    University of Denver
  • David Smith
    Temple University
  • Dominic Fareri
    Adelphi University

Abstract

We investigated the degree to which sociocognitive resources play a role in shaping valuation of social relative to non-social experiences. Our results suggest that perceived social support and self-reported autistic traits differentially shape the degree to which people are willing to pursue social relative to non-social experiences.

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