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And How Would That Make You Feel? How People Expect Nudges to Influence Their Sense of Autonomy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

While nudges are increasingly utilized in public policy settings, their potential threat to autonomous choice is the topic of heated debate. Regardless of the actual effects of nudges on autonomy, the mere perception of nudges as autonomy threatening by the general public or policy makers could negatively influence nudge acceptability. The present online studies examined how people expect (different) nudges to affect their perception of autonomy.

Methods

In the first study (N = 455), participants were presented with a hypothetical choice that employed either a default nudge, direct persuasion, or no persuasion, to steer to the desired choice. The presented influence technique was explained before participants reported their expected autonomy, as well as their expected choice satisfaction. Study 2 (N = 601) involved a replication of Study 1 with an additional social norm nudge condition. In Study 3 (N = 750), the explanation of how choice had been influenced was omitted.

Results

While participants expected the default nudge to violate autonomy (Study 1), they had no such expectations for social norm nudges (Study 2). Omitting the explanation that most people are unaware of nudges influencing their choice, reduced the negative impact of nudges on expected autonomy (Study 3).

Conclusion

Effects of nudges on expectations of autonomy differ by type of nudge. Negative expectations are primarily driven by the explanation that decision makers are often unaware of nudges.

SUBMITTER: Wachner J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7759476 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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And How Would That Make You Feel? How People Expect Nudges to Influence Their Sense of Autonomy.

Wachner Jonas J Adriaanse Marieke A MA De Ridder Denise T D DTD

Frontiers in psychology 20201211

<h4>Objective</h4>While nudges are increasingly utilized in public policy settings, their potential threat to autonomous choice is the topic of heated debate. Regardless of the actual effects of nudges on autonomy, the mere perception of nudges as autonomy threatening by the general public or policy makers could negatively influence nudge acceptability. The present online studies examined how people expect (different) nudges to affect their perception of autonomy.<h4>Methods</h4>In the first stu ...[more]

PMID: 33362667

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And How Would That Make You Feel? How People Expect Nudges to Influence Their Sense of Autonomy.

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And How Would That Make You Feel? How People Expect Nudges to Influence Their Sense of Autonomy.

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