Construal-level theory of psychological distance. [PDF]
People are capable of thinking about the future, the past, remote locations, another person's perspective, and counterfactual alternatives. Without denying the uniqueness of each process, it is proposed that they constitute different forms of traversing psychological distance. Psychological distance is egocentric: Its reference point is the self in the
Yaacov, Trope, Nira, Liberman
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“Proximising” climate change reconsidered: A construal level theory perspective [PDF]
Reducing the psychological distance of climate change has repeatedly been proposed as one strategy to increase individuals’ motivation to respond to climate change. From the perspective of construal level theory, decreasing psychological distance should not itself influence people’s willingness to act but change the processes that underlie individual ...
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Is Creative Description Always Effective in Purchase Intention? The Construal Level Theory as a Moderating Effect [PDF]
Recent years has witnessed a rapid growth in online shopping. This paper draws from the construal level theory to examine the divergent effects of the creative text descriptions of products on consumers' purchase intention in an online context.
Fei-Si Yao, Jing-Bo Shao, He Zhang
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Do True and False Intentions Differ in Level of Abstraction? A Test of Construal Level Theory in Deception Contexts [PDF]
The aim was to examine how people mentally represent alleged future actions—their true and false intentions. In two experiments, participants were asked to either tell the truth (i.e., express true intentions) or lie (i.e., express false intentions ...
Sofia Calderon +4 more
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Construal level theory in the design of informational systems
In the context of human-machine teaming, we are observing new kinds of automated and “intelligent” applications that effectively model and manage both producer and consumer aspects of information presentation.
Tom McDermott, Dennis Folds
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Workplace Involution and Employees’ Proactive Career Behavior: The Moderating Role of Construal Level [PDF]
Workplace involution has become a widespread and salient phenomenon among employees in contemporary Chinese organizations. However, little is known about how workplace involution influences employees’ cognition and behaviors.
Yali Jiang, Haiping Chen
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Construal-Level Theory of Psychological Distance (by N.Liberman. Y.Trope) [PDF]
H. Lieberman’s, and J. Troup’s Construal-Level Theory of Psychological Distance is widely known in the English sources of social psychology. Wherein, it is used to explain various phenomena and cognitive memory research, perception and categorization ...
Krivosheina I.V., Kotov A.A.
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The “label code” of pro-environmental behavior—a study on pro-environmental behavior based on behavioral label theory [PDF]
The topic of environmental protection has received more and more attention, among which pro-environmental behavior is a major focus of attention. Based on the findings of construal level theory, behavioral labels, and personal norms, combined with the ...
Xiaozhi Huang, Jiayue Li
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“Same Calories, Different Foods” – What do you choose? The role of construal level and age in shaping food choices [PDF]
IntroductionHealth-related food choices are often influenced by two central attributes: food type (such as healthy vs. less healthy) and food quantity (such as large vs. small portions).
Eunho Kim, Yoon-Hee Kang
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Comparisons of Dementia Knowledge and Attitudes among the Youth and Older Adults: Insights from the Construal Level Theory Perspective [PDF]
Sok Man Leong, Jianwei Wu
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