AbstractsBiology & Animal Science

The effects of thematic versus taxonomic categorization on choice overload when choosing university classes

by Joseph Yun




Institution: University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
Department:
Year: 2014
Keywords: Choice Overload
Record ID: 2043937
Full text PDF: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/49354


Abstract

The problem of ???having too much choice??? within our everyday lives is magnified in online environments. This study looked at the effects of thematic categorization on the problem of choice overload by categorizing an undergraduate course catalog either by taxonomic categorization, thematic categorization, or no categorization. Surprisingly the three different types of categorization did not affect choice overload measures. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.