How information value affects travel intention: A cross-culture perspective Introduction When an individual is seeking available alternatives of a certain product or service‚ information search process serves as an assistant role for fulfilling a variety of values that he or she desires(Diehl & Zauberman‚ 2005; Fodness & Murray‚ 1998; Gursoy & Chen‚ 2000; Hoffman & Novak‚ 1996; James & Bergh‚ 1990; Nishimura‚ Waryszak‚ & King‚ 2007; Vogt & Fesenmaier‚ 1998). During the
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Jeremy Bentham was a philosopher‚ economist‚ atheist and social reformer. Being a social reformer means that Bentham worked to make a gradual change to society. Being an economist meant that he had knowledge in the social science and discipline of economics. Bentham was a philosopher because he studied ways of thinking about the world. This all had an impact on the way his ideas were influenced. He developed the theory known as Act Utilitarianism. His version of Utilitarianism is referred to as ’Act’
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Positive Psychology (Class lecture notes) Introduction Has grown like a weed over the recent history. its about improving the quality of people’s lives‚ finding happiness. Its the opposite of abnormal psychology‚ we are trying to identify the abnormally good. We can use the same criteria to identify abnormally good. Criteria: 1. Statistical criteria: we measure where someone falls on a distribution of data‚ to then label them for having a mental disorder. We would be looking for people abnormally
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utility states "the greatest happiness for the greatest amount of people". In order to make sure we follow this statement Bentham devised the hedonic calculus as a way of measuring happiness; this name was chosen based on its Greek meaning of "pleasure". For many people happiness is an important aspect of decision making as it is their main aim in life‚ the Hedonic calculus assists us in our moral decision making because it covers all the aspects of happiness for not one but all‚ the outcome is not bias
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States a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Available online 12 February 2013 The authors propose a new model of the effects of four perceived atmosphere constructs on hedonic and utilitarian shopping evaluations. Survey data demonstrate that the perceived atmosphere constructs are positively associated with both hedonic and utilitarian evaluations of retail shopping value. Importantly‚ the relationship between the customer’s perception of the store’s level of sophistication (perceived style)
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behaviours aiming at improving all stakeholders’ wellbeing can be a source of enjoyment‚ which “can be conceptualized as an emotion tied to improvement of one’s condition” (Lindenberg‚ 2001: 331). In such a case‚ motivation for CSR can be defined hedonic‚ in the sense that what motivates individuals to behave responsibly are the desirable intrinsic characteristics of those behaviours. After a comparison of the four motivations for CSR we have identified‚ we hypothesize that motivations affect the
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merry. This is the thematic embrace of the hedonic state of pleasure. While Hedonism can branch out from pleasures of the body‚ this early example of Hedonism does not separate types of pleasure (Jastrow‚ 2006). Epicurus (341-270 BCE)‚ an antiquity era Greek philosopher‚ added to this idea 700 years later. Epicurean thought‚ as it is dubbed‚ prescribes a life of happiness as the ultimate goal for a human. The kind of Hedonism he advocated for favored the hedonic state of pleasure and fits into ethical
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types of consequentialism depend on the consequences that are considered most as good. Utilitarianism is about a good action that results in increase in the level of pleasure and an action is rated as the best when the consequence is most pleasure. Eudaimonic consequentialism is about leading a full life which may not be equal to having to enjoy great amount of pleasure as a primary aim. Aesthetic consequentialism is about producing beauty as the ultimate aim. The basic difference between these three
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----------------------- Evaluation Hedonic rating test: | |1 |2 |3 |4 | |Like a lot |5 | | | | |Like a | | |4 | | |little | | | | | |Neither | |3 | |3 | |Dislike a
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argumentative ingenuity‚ although I may not experience any positive bodily symptoms in the course of it and despite the fact that I may experience some negative ones (for example‚ agitation over a sarcastic remark thrown at me). A positive attitudinal hedonic state is related to our goals and desires and signifies an approving or welcoming stance toward an experience or a state of affairs (a stance‚ note‚ that is lacking from the unfortunate soldier discussed above). In what follows‚ I argue that the emotions
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