Recent Work on Consumer Information Processing - Bettman, James R.

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Biographie:
James R. Bettman is Burlington Industries Professor and a member of the Marketing Faculty at the Fuqua School of Business and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. He received his BA (mathematics-economics) and PhD (administrative sciences) from Yale University. Prior to joining Duke, he was on the faculty at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His research focuses on consumer information processing and decision-making, particularly constructive preferences, how decision-makers adapt, eff ects of emotion, the role of nonconscious processes, and how people build identities using consumption. His publications include two books, An Information Processing Th eory of Consumer Choice and Th e Adaptive Decision Maker, a monograph, Emotional Decisions: Tradeoff Diffi culty and Coping in Consumer Choice, and over 120 research papers in marketing, consumer research, psychology, management, and neuroscience. He is on the Journal of Consumer Research (JCR) and Journal of Consumer Psychology editorial boards, is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Marketing Research, and has been a co-editor for JCR. Bettman has been recognized for PhD mentorship throughout his career, receiving Duke's Award for Excellence in Mentoring. He has chaired or co-chaired forty PhD committees. Professor Bettman is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, the Association for Consumer Research, and the American Marketing Association, and a past president of the Association for Consumer Research. He has received the Converse Award, the AMA/Irwin/McGraw-Hill Distinguished Marketing Educator Award, Consumer Behavior Special Interest Group Lifetime Achievement Award, Harold Maynard Award, Paul Green Award, and William O'Dell Award from the American Marketing Association...

Sommaire:
Recent Work on Consumer Information Processing presents a curated collection of James R. Bettman's influential research that captures the evolution of how consumers interpret, organize, and act on information in complex decision environments. This book offers fresh perspectives on emerging patterns in information use, integrating both foundational theories and newer empirical studies. Bettman addresses critical questions about attention allocation, online versus offline decision behavior, and the role of contextual cues in shaping what consumers notice and remember. With a focus on recent findings, the book illustrates how modern technologies, changing media formats, and choice architecture impact consumer information strategies. Whether you're a scholar, marketer, or behavioral analyst, this book provides invaluable insight into the latest thinking in consumer cognition. As part of the Legend in Consumer Behavior series, it showcases Bettman's ongoing contributions and how his work continues to inform contemporary debates on consumer research and decision-making in rapidly evolving marketplaces....