Less is more: The lure of ambiguity, or why familiarity breeds contempt

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-105

  Norton, Michael I ^a   Frost, Jeana H ^b   Ariely, Dan ^c,d  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Close relationships; Contempt; Familiarity; Impression formation; Negativity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADULT; COURTSHIP; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 33846031114     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.92.1.97     Document Type: Article

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