Pana, Anca; Budjan, Angelika J.; Eymess, Tillmann; … - 2023
Information can trigger unpleasant emotions. As a result, individuals might be tempted to willfully ignore it. We … presented with a choice to receive information about the health risk associated with air pollution and later asked to recall it …. We find that perceived control leads to a substantial improvement in information retention. Moreover, perceived control …