Scarcity: The Rule of the Few

11 important questions on Scarcity: The Rule of the Few

What is the scarcity principle?

things that apear rare are valued more by people (and they will make up reasons to justify it.)

What are the 2 sources for the scarcity principle?

1 it offers a shortcut to determine the value or quality of something
2 physical reactance theory

What is the physical reactance theory?

stated by Brehm
if people are deprived of their freedom (grain was abundant but became scarce), they try to get back to the old level.
(The freedom to chose what we want, and we want that power back)
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What is the Romeo and Julie effect?

Lovers who are deprived of their right to see each other.
They want to see each other even more, and love each other even more.

If the deprivation becomes less, so does their love for each other.

How works psychological reactance in combination with censorship?

the censored information becomes more desireble, and is perceived as more true than non-censored information

What is official censorship?

The censorship of political messages, jury evidence in cases, or others

What is the commodity theory?

information that is more exclusive (because there is only one source) is rated as more persuasive.

Study meatseller
1 no information, just sold beef
2 information that beef wil become scarce
3 exclusive news from one source that beef will become scarce

with exclusive news, more beef was sold

What was the study by worchel?

participants had to rate coockies from a jar
jar with 10 coockies
jar with 2 coockies

participants rated the scarce coockies better

What is the competition principle?

if there is competition for a scarce object, the object becomes even more valued or desired.
(two buyers for the same car at the same time, feeling of urgency)

Counters for the scarcity principle?

arousel is a first warning sign
try to calm down
just the scarcity makes it desireble

What is the labeling technique?

giving a label to people (pro-social f.e.)
makes the people behave more pro-socially

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