Science of Emotion and Sensibility (감성과학)

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The Interaction Effect of Luck Experience and Hand Washing on Variety Seeking Behavior

운 경험과 손 씻기의 상호작용이 다양성 추구 행동에 미치는 효과

  • Yang, Deok-Mo (Department of Industrial Psychology Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Lee, Guk-Hee (Design Convergence Research Center, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Lee, Byung-Kwan (Department of Industrial Psychology Kwangwoon University)
  • 양덕모 (광운대학교 산업심리학과) ;
  • 이국희 (이화여자대학교 융합디자인연구소) ;
  • 이병관 (광운대학교 산업심리학과)
  • Received : 2016.06.24
  • Accepted : 2017.01.18
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

Although previous studies have emphasized factors affecting people's variety-seeking behavior, research has not been performed to examine the interaction effect of good-bad luck and embodied cognition (hand washing) on variety-seeking behavior. Experience of good and bad luck affects consumer information processing and hand washing is known to reverse the experience of luck. Understanding the interaction effect of good/bad luck and hand washing on variety seeking behavior will shed important light on consumer behavior including choice and product purchase. To do this, a study was performed to investigate the effects of good/bad luck priming and hand washing on variety seeking behavior. Participants were primed with good or bad luck and then were asked to either wash their hands or not. After that, they were led to choose yogurt for the next seven days and the dependent measure was the number of different tastes of yogurt participants picked up. An interaction effect of luck priming and hand washing was found. Results indicate that, in good luck condition, there was no difference in variety seeking behavior between hand washing participants and non-hand washing participants. However, in bad luck condition, hand washing participants chose less diverse tastes of yogurt than non-hand washing participants. Implications of the study findings for the field of consumer psychology and marketing are discussed.

기존의 선행연구들에서 사람들의 다양성 추구행동에 미치는 요인들에 많은 관심을 가져왔음에도 불구하고, 행운과 불운 그리고 체화된 인지의 상호작용이 다양성 추구행동에 미치는 효과에 관한 연구는 없었다. 행운과 불운의 경험은 소비자의 정보처리에 영향을 미치며, 손 씻기에 의한 체화된 인지는 행운 불운의 경험을 역전시키는 요인으로 두 요인이 다양성 추구행동에 미치는 효과를 이해하는 것은 소비자의 선택과 제품구매를 포함한 전반적인 소비자 행동연구에 중요한 역할을 할 것이다. 이에 본 연구는 운 경험 (행운 vs. 불운)과 손 씻기 여부 (있음 vs. 없음)의 상호작용이 다양성 추구행동에 미치는 영향을 검증하였다. 참가자들은 행운과 불운을 경험한 후, 손을 씻거나, 씻지 않았고, 떠먹는 요구르트의 맛을 얼마나 다양하게 선택하는지에 대한 과제를 수행하였다. 분석 결과, 운 점화와 손 씻기의 상호작용 효과가 발견되었다. 구체적으로, 행운 조건의 경우, 손을 씻은 참가자와 손을 씻지 않은 참가자의 다양성 추구 행동에는 차이가 없었다. 반면에 불운 조건에서는 손을 씻은 참가자가 손을 씻지 않은 참가자보다 다양성 추구 행동이 더 높게 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 소비자심리와 마케팅 분야에 폭넓은 이론적, 실무적 시사점을 줄 것으로 기대한다.

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