Effort expenditure decreases risk aversion when dealing with gains but not losses
Across three preregistered experiments (total N = 450), we found that people are more likely to gamble with the fruits of their labor if they worked harder to obtain them.
Mar 1, 2025
How people decide to consume (more) alcohol when feeling stressed
In this paper, we test the affect regulation hypothesis from a value-based decision-making perspective in the laboratory.
Jan 1, 2025
An experimental investigation into the effect of negative affect on the behavioral economic demand for alcohol
In this 2-week-long experiment, we found conflicting evidence whether negative mood affects the subjective value of alcohol.
Jun 1, 2024
Modeling the value-based decision to consume alcohol in response to emotional experiences
In this experiment, participatings who regularly consume alcohol valued food less but did not value alcohol more following a negative mood manipulation.
Oct 1, 2023
The effect of opportunity costs on mental fatigue in labor/leisure trade-offs
Across four preregistered experiments, we find cautious evidence for the opportunity cost model of mental fatigue.
Dec 1, 2022
Labor/leisure decisions in their natural context: The case of the smartphone
We show that in the context of a labor/leisure task the value of both the task and the leisure alternative can predict task-switchin behavior.
Feb 1, 2021
Social Smartphone Apps Do Not Capture Attention Despite Their Perceived High Reward Value
While we can reliably distract people by associating a distractor with reward in the lab, here we show that rewarding smartphone apps do not capture attention in a similar manner.
Apr 1, 2019