Timeline for Which psychological phenomena explains why someone would use something they paid for more than something that's free?
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| Jan 23, 2022 at 7:00 | comment | added | Suhan G Paradkar | Well.. In the first part of your question, you're right.. this usually happens in people who don't trust themselves... but are self aware... they 'force' themselves to perform instead of just going to the gym, in your case. This also happens in case when someone isn't completely motivated.. or else, why would someone force themselves to do pay, instead of just moving ahead? | |
| Jan 23, 2022 at 6:16 | comment | added | stevec | @ChrisRogers I don't think it's a problem at all; more an unintuitive feature (at least for me). I've seen a small number of people 'hack' this, but I'd like to explore it more and see if I can too. Some other random examples which may (or may not) be the same phenomena at play: a self-imposed fine if you don't do something, and bribing kids to perform better | |
| Jan 23, 2022 at 5:53 | comment | added | Chris Rogers | Is there something you read which makes you think it could be a psychological problem to just use something purely because it cost more money? | |
| Jan 23, 2022 at 5:52 | comment | added | Chris Rogers | "I've noticed self-aware people "hacking" this quirk: e.g. buying an expensive gym membership so they actually go!" I have noticed a lot of people who subscribe to gym membership for a year and don't go. They may go for a couple of months but then waste their money on unused membership. I have seen people buy an expensive kitchen or DIY tool only for it to sit on the shelf unused. There are opposites and not all psychological phenomena needs a specific term in psychology other than the general term already applied. | |
| Jan 23, 2022 at 3:03 | comment | added | Arnon Weinberg♦ | Sounds like sunk cost or escalation of commitment or cognitive dissonance; similar to these questions: Name of the psychological phenomenon of doing something just because you've already started doing it? and Is there a psychological term for enduring hardship to achieve a promised state? | |
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