Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Motivation, Goal Setting
- Organizational Behavior
- Persuasion, Social Influence
- Social Cognition
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Orit E. Tykocinski
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My research focuses on two effects which illustrate the role of counterfactual thinking in decision making. The inaction inertia effect involves avoidance of action as a tactic of avoiding anticipated regret. The retroactive pessimism effect represents an attempt to deal with disappointing outcomes by blocking counterfactuals and changing the likelihood of the outcome post-facto so in retrospect one can find comfort in the belief that failure was unavoidable.
In addition I am also interested in the role of affect and magical thinking in evaluating risks, and purchasing insurance.
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Orit E. Tykocinski
New School of Psychology
Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya
P.O. Box 167
46150 Herzliya
Israel
Phone: 972-9-9602832
Fax: 972-9-9602845