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- Publications
- Influence
Maximizing versus satisficing: happiness is a matter of choice.
- B. Schwartz, A. Ward, J. Monterosso, S. Lyubomirsky, Katherine White, D. R. Lehman
- Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 2002
Can people feel worse off as the options they face increase? The present studies suggest that some people--maximizers--can. Study 1 reported a Maximization Scale, which measures individual… Expand
Jobs, Careers, and Callings: People's Relations to Their Work
- Amy Wrzesniewski, C. Mccauley, P. Rozin, B. Schwartz
- Psychology
- 1 March 1997
We present evidence suggesting that most people see their work as either a Job (focus on financial rewards and necessity rather than pleasure or fulfillment; not a major positive part of life), a… Expand
The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
- B. Schwartz
- Economics, Psychology
- 31 May 2007
Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions-both big and… Expand
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Self-determination. The tyranny of freedom.
- B. Schwartz
- Psychology, Medicine
- The American psychologist
- 2000
Americans now live in a time and a place in which freedom and autonomy are valued above all else and in which expanded opportunities for self-determination are regarded as a sign of the psychological… Expand
Doing Better but Feeling Worse
- S. Iyengar, Rachael E. Wells, B. Schwartz
- Psychology, Medicine
- Psychological science
- 1 February 2006
Expanding upon Simon's (1955) seminal theory, this investigation compared the choice-making strategies of maximizers and satisficers, finding that maximizing tendencies, although positively… Expand
Too Much of a Good Thing
- A. Grant, B. Schwartz
- Psychology, Medicine
- Perspectives on psychological science : a journal…
- 1 January 2011
Aristotle proposed that to achieve happiness and success, people should cultivate virtues at mean or intermediate levels between deficiencies and excesses. In stark contrast to this assertion that… Expand
On the meaning and measurement of maximization
- Nathan N Cheek, B. Schwartz
- Economics
- 1 March 2016
Building on Herbert Simon’s critique of rational choice theory, Schwartz et al. (2002) proposed that when making choices, some individuals — maximizers — search extensively through many… Expand
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Reinforcement-Induced Behavioral Stereotypy: How Not To Teach People To Discover Rules
- B. Schwartz
- Psychology
- 1 March 1982
Practical Wisdom: Aristotle meets Positive Psychology
- B. Schwartz, K. Sharpe
- Sociology
- 1 September 2006
The strengths and virtues identified by positive psychology are treated as logically independent, and it is recommended that people identify their “signature” strengths and cultivate them, because… Expand
The tyranny of choice.
- B. Schwartz
- Psychology, Medicine
- Scientific American
- 1 April 2004
Americans today choose among more options in more parts of life than has ever been possible before. To an extent, the opportunity to choose enhances our lives. Assessments of well-being by various… Expand