Published in:The Construction of Preference, Lichtenstein, S. & Slovic, P., (eds.), pp. 397-410, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 2006
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1 Online-Ressource (26 p)
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10.2139/ssrn.1301075
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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments 2006 erstellt
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Our memories define who we are and what we do. Aside from a few preferences hardwired by evolution, they also define what we like and how we choose. In this chapter, we argue that our view of preference changes if conceptualized explicitly as the product of memory representations and memory processes. We draw on insights about the functions and operations of memory provided by cognitive psychology and social cognition to show that memory plays a crucial role in preference and choice. We examine memory processes in preference and choice at a more quot;microquot; and process-oriented level than previous investigations into the role of memory processes, but at a level that is cognitive and functional, rather than computational. We suggest that a consideration of properties of memory representation and retrieval may provide a unifying explanatory framework for some seemingly disparate preference phenomena