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Neural Correlates of Math Anxiety and Ability on Price Promotions and Consumer Decisions
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Neural Correlates of Math Anxiety and Ability on Price Promotions and Consumer Decisions

Amanda Sargent, Atahan Agrali, Siddharth Bhatt, Hongjun Ye, Kurtulus Izzetoglu, Banu Onaral, Hasan Ayaz and Rajneesh Suri
Frontiers in human neuroscience, v 12
2018
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https://doi.org/10.3389/conf.fnhum.2018.227.00040View
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Abstract

Previous research suggests that math anxiety not only increases consumers’ tendencies to make computational errors but also influences their ability to make the best numerical decision (Suri, Monroe, & Koc, 2012). However, other research has attributed such differences in people’s performance on lack of numerical ability rather than math anxiety (Peters et al., 2006). Hence, the question remains as to which one of these two aspects of human personality is more likely to impact consumers decisions involving numbers like when choosing between competing price promotions. This research examines the neural correlates and behavioral performance of consumers as they make judgments about price promotions. Using both behavioral and neural measures this research will provide a deeper understanding of the effect of math anxiety and numerical ability on day-to-day computation decisions.

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