2007
DOI: 10.1086/513048
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Explaining Cognitive Lock-In: The Role of Skill-Based Habits of Use in Consumer Choice

Abstract: We introduce and test a theory of how the choices consumers make are influenced by skill-based habits of use-goal-activated automated behaviors that develop through the repeated consumption or use of a particular product. Such habits can explain how consumers become locked in to an incumbent product. The proposed theory characterizes how the amount of experience with the incumbent product, the occurrence of usage errors while learning to use that product, and the goal that is activated at the time a choice is … Show more

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“…This requires using a database to store the prior records of the identified individual's behaviour and drawing on those records while modelling current behaviour in real time. Their research also reinforces the value of effective website information services to achieve "cognitive lock-in" (Johnson et al, 2003;Murray and Häubl, 2007) showing that unused links are increasingly less likely to be used on subsequent visits. This suggests that failure to deliver the right information up front compromises further clicks, engagement and later activity resulting in consumer perceptions of error and dissatisfaction negating "cognitive lock-in."…”
Section: Mcgaughey and Mason (1998)mentioning
confidence: 59%
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“…This requires using a database to store the prior records of the identified individual's behaviour and drawing on those records while modelling current behaviour in real time. Their research also reinforces the value of effective website information services to achieve "cognitive lock-in" (Johnson et al, 2003;Murray and Häubl, 2007) showing that unused links are increasingly less likely to be used on subsequent visits. This suggests that failure to deliver the right information up front compromises further clicks, engagement and later activity resulting in consumer perceptions of error and dissatisfaction negating "cognitive lock-in."…”
Section: Mcgaughey and Mason (1998)mentioning
confidence: 59%
“…Eighmy and McCord, 1998;Klein, 1998). Second the so-called "cognitive lock-in" effect (Johnson et al, 2003;Murray and Häubl, 2007) offers the prospect of repeat website use when vendors offer useful content in appropriate format. Third a reliable and responsive information service is likely to improve levels of consumer trust, a key factor in later purchase point selection (Eighmy and McCord, 1998;Peterson and Merino, 2003).…”
Section: Review Bolton Andmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…1,176,177 The term "cognitive lock-in" originates from the field of social psychology, where it has been applied to understanding consumer habits and choices with respect to a product or service. 178,179 The idea is that repeated consumption or use of a product results in a (cognitive) switching cost that increases the probability that a consumer will continue to choose that product or service over alternatives. As applied here, cognitive lock-in can affect stream health in postive or negative ways ( Figure 6).…”
Section: Context-and Path-dependence Of the Urban Stream Syndromementioning
confidence: 99%