Preference elicitation tasks are widely used to predict behavior in marketing, finance, and public policy. We suggest that every time a respondent answers an additional elicitation question, two things happen: (1) We obtain information about some parameter(s) of interest, such as their discount...

Extant research has identified various effects of leader humor on subordinates and work groups. In contrast, less research has explored the influence of leader humor on leaders themselves and leaders' subsequent behaviors. To address these issues, we drew from ego depletion theory and...