The joy of winning and the frustration of losing: A psychophysiological analysis of emotions in first-price sealed-bid auctions

Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-30

  Astor, Philipp J ^a   Adam, Marc T P ^b   Jähnig, Caroline ^c   Seifert, Stefan ^d  

^a FZI RESEARCH CENTER FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auctions; Economic behavior; Emotions; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FRUSTRATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MONEY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 84894740423     PISSN: 1937321X     EISSN: 2151318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031406     Document Type: Article

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