Determinants of Not Wanting to Know¶
data not included in the regular soep-is release. For access, please write an e-mail to soepmail@diw.de
Short Description: Would you like to know the exact day of your death? The goal of this SOEP-IS module is to examine the determinants of people’s knowledge preferences, and more specifically, the reasons behind the puzzling and sometimes strong desire for explicitly not wanting to know (cost-free) information.
Available Papers
Hertwig, Ralph, Jan K. Woike, and Jürgen Schupp. 2021. Age Differences in Deliberate Ignorance. Psychology and Aging 36 (4), 407-414. (https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000603)
Contact |
Syear |
Respondents |
Dataset |
Variables |
Availability |
Field |
Method |
Replication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ralph Hertwig (Max Planck Institute for Human Development) |
2014 |
~1000 |
Data available on request |
04/2017 |
Psychology |
Survey items |