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Research shows that maximizers -people who always aim to make the best possible choice-are less happy compared to satisficers- people who aim to make a choice that is 'good enough'. Paradoxically maximizers achieve better outcomes and make objectively better decisions than satisficers, yet, they experience these outcomes as worse subjectively. As an example, lyengar found graduating seniors with maximizing tendencies accepted job offers with average yearly salaries upwards of more than $7400 compared to graduating seniors with satisficing tendencies. Nevertheless,the maximizing seniors experienced greater negative affect concerning the jobs they accepted compared to their satisficing counterparts. Why? Regret high expectations, and opportunity costs have been proffered as likely explanations: because maximizers strive toward the goal of deliberating every available alternative (e.g. applying to many jobs), they eventually become daunted as the number of alternatives increases Overwhelmed by alternatives, maximizers anticipate regretting forgone opportunities and languish over unmet expectations; ultimately this leads maximizers to experience apprehension about choosing and less satisfaction after doing so. In this paper, l propose there is something inherent in maximizers causing them to take little satisfaction in their decisions. Because of the effort maximizers exert in making a choice-by investigating and pursuing multiple alternatives-they maximize their chances for a positive outcome (e.g. obtaining a good job offer) but in doing so,they also maximize their chances for a negative outcome (e.g.experiencing a rejection in the process of searching for a job).
Research shows that maximizers -people who always aim to make the best possible choice-are less happy compared to satisficers- people who aim to make a choice that is 'good enough'. Paradoxically maximizers achieve better outcomes and make objectively better decisions than satisficers, yet, they experience these outcomes as worse subjectively. As an example, lyengar found graduating seniors with maximizing tendencies accepted job offers with average yearly salaries upwards of more than $7400 compared to graduating seniors with satisficing tendencies. Nevertheless,the maximizing seniors experienced greater negative affect concerning the jobs they accepted compared to their satisficing counterparts. Why? Regret high expectations, and opportunity costs have been proffered as likely explanations: because maximizers strive toward the goal of deliberating every available alternative (e.g. applying to many jobs), they eventually become daunted as the number of alternatives increases Overwhelmed by alternatives, maximizers anticipate regretting forgone opportunities and languish over unmet expectations; ultimately this leads maximizers to experience apprehension about choosing and less satisfaction after doing so. In this paper, l propose there is something inherent in maximizers causing them to take little satisfaction in their decisions. Because of the effort maximizers exert in making a choice-by investigating and pursuing multiple alternatives-they maximize their chances for a positive outcome (e.g. obtaining a good job offer) but in doing so,they also maximize their chances for a negative outcome (e.g.experiencing a rejection in the process of searching for a job).
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