Do people perceive phantom costs when attractive people show romantic interest in unattractive people?

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dc.contributor.authorLoginova, Victoria
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-16T20:40:38Z
dc.date.available2025-01-16T20:40:38Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractPhantom costs are perceptions of hidden costs to an offer which seems too good to be true. Prior research on phantom costs has focused on an economic perspective, however, no prior research has studied phantom costs in the area of romantic attraction. The present paper addresses this gap in the literature. Study 1 shows the existence of phantom costs using a behavioural design, whereas the second study uses a vignette design to re-establish the presence of phantom costs, as well as shows that when given a sufficient explanation, phantom costs are mitigated.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/107879
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.26021/15589
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
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dc.rights.urihttps://canterbury.libguides.com/rights/theses
dc.titleDo people perceive phantom costs when attractive people show romantic interest in unattractive people?
dc.typeTheses / Dissertations
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Canterbury
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
uc.collegeFaculty of Scienceen
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