Andthemorewe'veinvestedin a sunkcost, themorelikelywearetocommittoit.
サンクコストに投資すればするほど、それに集中する可能性が高くなります。
A 1990 studyinTheJournalofAppliedPsychologyexaminedthisideausing 407 undergraduatebusinessstudents.
1990年に学術誌『The Journal of Applied Psychology』に掲載された研究では、407 人の大学生を対象に、この考えを検証しました。
Researchersaskedifthestudentswoulddecidetocontinue a projectwhentheyfoundouttheyhadbeenoutdonebytheircompetitor, giventhatsomeamountofmoneyhadalreadybeenspentonit.
Butinthescenario, participantshadjustbought a new, slower, moreexpensivepress.
しかし、このシナリオでは、参加者は新しく、より遅く、より高価な印刷機を購入しました。
Peoplewhosaidnotothecheap, fastnewpressgavereasonslike“I alreadyhave a good, newpressfor a lotofmoney,”whichsuggestedtheydidn't wanttolooklikethey'd wastedresources.
Sopeoplewouldratherallocatemoretimeandmoneyto a sunkcostbecausetheyjustmayturnthesituationaround, ratherthanstoptryingbecausetheyknowthatthelossisinevitable.
Furthermore, a numberoffactorscanpotentiallyinfluencewhetheryoustillgoinon a sunkcost.
さらに、いくつかの要因がサンクコストに影響する可能性があります。
Theycouldincludehowpersonallyresponsibleyoufeelforyouroriginaldecisiontoinvest, whetheryoursunk-costbehaviorisbeingobservedbyanaudience, andevenwhetheryou'remaking a decisionasanindividualor a group.
Inoneexperiment, participantsweremorelikelytosaythat a fictionalcharacternamedAgathashouldkeepplayingthecelloifherhusbandhadpaid a lotforherinitiallessons, ratherthanifhehadpaidlittle.
Oneresearcher, a clinicalprofessorofpsychologyatWeill-CornellMedicalSchool, hassuggestedthatyoushouldtake a stepback, letgoofanyjudgments, andthinkaboutyoursituation.