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How could a study take into account choice-supportive bias? (Also known as post-purchase rationalization) When people make an impactful decision, they are high
by jl6 3y ago
How could a study take into account choice-supportive bias? (Also known as post-purchase rationalization)
When people make an impactful decision, they are highly motivated to find reasons why their decision was the right one - especially when the alternative is admitting being wrong, or having made a life-limiting error. Psychologically, it’s a lot easier to bury regret in denial than to face up to it.
Noting that those with and without children are both eligible to hold this bias.
- TheBigSalad 3y agoThat was the first thing that come to my mind. The obvious challenge in getting data like this. Of course it's not even mentioned in the article.
- rpgwaiter 3y agoSaying nothing of the study, a lot of childfree people decided early on and had reasons already. Anectode: I've never once wanted kids, any time I've ever thought about it I'd just think of the time and money involved and not want anything to do with it. I felt this way before I was even physically capable of reproducing. Now as a middle-ish aged adult, I still agree with past me's rationale regarding kids. I imagine if I was just coping with a poor decision, I would have made up new justifications that weren't there originally