regret and polychronicity (i.e., multitasking). Maximizers do not estimate future task demand accurately as they associate …A number of studies have demonstrated that a maximizer’s tendency to settle for only the best choice option leads them … strong feelings of regret with their previous choices and dismiss them as poor decisions. Additionally, low polychronicity …

Regret Theory postulates that choices may be influenced by the chooser's expectation that certain outcomes will be … associated with an experience of regret (or, for positive outcomes, rejoicing), and a desire to avoid or experience these … postulated by Regret Theory, nor did they contribute much to the prediction of which lottery a subject would prefer. …