Do you get what you pay for? The influence of emotional valence and scarcity on the price-quality effect
Na Zhao,
Yixin Sun,
Minyang Shi
et al.
Abstract:The impact of emotions on price-quality perceptions is not well understood. We conducted for studies to explore this relationship. The results showed that positive mood had a positive impact on the price-quality effect, while negative mood did not significantly affect the relationship (Study 1). In addition, participants primed with a positive mood relied more on price when making quality judgments than those primed with a negative mood (Studies2 and 3). We also found that the sense of scarcity moderated the r… Show more
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