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inaction inertia: a standalone construct

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inactioninertia1 CONSTRUCTInaction inertiaTYKOCINSKI · JUDGMENT AND

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Judgment and decision making

the reduced willingness to act on a good opportunity after having missed a better one earlier.

In judgment and decision making, inaction inertia refers to the reduced willingness to act on a good opportunity after having missed a better one earlier. This meaning comes from Tykocinski (1995) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]

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References

  1. Tykocinski, O. E., Pittman, T. S., & Tuttle, E. E. (1995). Inaction inertia: Foregoing future benefits as a result of an initial failure to act. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 68(5), 793-803. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.68.5.793

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