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Information Aversion

Information Aversion is a cognitive bias in decision-making under ambiguity whereby an individual systematically avoids acquiring potentially useful information due to anticipated anxiety, disutility, or psychological discomfort associated with uncertainty resolution.

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2017–2026

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Information Avoidance

Russell Golman, David Hagmann, George Loewenstein · Journal of Economic Literature · 2017 · 809 citations · Full text

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Ellsberg Revisited: An Experimental Study

Yoram Halevy · Econometrica · 2007 · 630 citations

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Information Avoidance: Who, What, When, and Why

Kate Sweeny, Darya Melnyk, Wendi A. Miller et al. · Review of General Psychology · 2010 · 621 citations

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The Pandora Effect

Christopher K. Hsee, Bowen Ruan · Psychological Science · 2016 · 200 citations

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Interpretive biases for ambiguous stimuli in social anxiety

Joseph I. Constans, David L. Penn, Gail H. Ihen et al. · Behaviour Research and Therapy · 1999 · 182 citations

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Authors

231

  1. GL
    George Loewenstein

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    5 publications · 965 citations

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  2. RG
    Russell Golman

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    4 publications · 896 citations

    4

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  3. JA
    James A. Shepperd

    University of Florida, United States

    4 publications · 847 citations

    4

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  4. JL
    Jennifer L. Howell

    University of Florida, United States

    3 publications · 226 citations

    3

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  5. DH
    David Hagmann

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    3 publications · 892 citations

    3

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Institutions

150

  1. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    2.9K citations

  2. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    2.2K citations

  3. Decision Sciences (United States)

    Fort Walton Beach, United States

    6 h-index

    17 publications

    3.1K citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    460 citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    129 citations

  6. Universität Innsbruck

    Innsbruck, Austria

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    399 citations

  7. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    130 citations

  8. Tinbergen Institute

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    130 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 11 publications · 314 citations

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    7 publications · 325 citations

    7

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  3. Management Science

    4 publications · 188 citations

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  4. American Economic Review

    3 publications · 134 citations

    3

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  5. Journal of Research in Personality

    3 publications · 192 citations

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