In jurisdictions with two or more tiers of criminal courts, some defendants can choose the type of trial court to be tried in. This may involve a trade-off between the probability of acquittal/conviction and the estimated severity of sentence if convicted. For instance, in England and Wales, the...

Many apps request access to users' contacts or photos and many consumers agree to these requests. However, agreeing is ethically questionable as it also gives apps access to others' data. People thus regularly infringe each other's information privacy. This behavior is at odds with offline...

Using Brunswik's (1952) lens model framework, Hammond (1965) proposed interpersonal conflict theory to explain the nature, source, and resolution of disagreement or ``cognitive conflict'' between parties performing judgment tasks. An early review by Brehmer (1976) highlighted the potential of...

Prior research on self-other differences involving risk have found that individuals make riskier decisions for others than for the self in situations where risk taking is valued. We expand this research by examining whether the direction of self-other differences reverses when risk aversion is...

At the point of sale, packaging is often one of the few means for companies to answer implicit questions that (potential) consumers might have before buying food products. This paper provides a novel toolbox that supports companies in designing consumer-centric packaging that assists consumers...

Coupling is the degree to which thoughts of consumption evoke thoughts of payment and vice versa. This mental association is crucial for diverse phenomena like sunk costs but has rarely been addressed in the literature. This article provides a framework for the phenomenon, highlights its...